Polarity in early mammalian development

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-421

  Gardner, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO POLARITY; GASTRULATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIMITIVE STREAK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS; ZYGOTE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033523285     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)80063-X     Document Type: Article

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