Delta-mediated specification of midline cell fates in zebrafish embryos

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 247-257

  Appel, Bruce ^a,d   Fritz, Andreas ^a,e   Westerfield, Monte ^a   Grunwald, David J ^b   Eisen, Judith S ^a   Riley, Bruce B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033545606     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80113-4     Document Type: Article

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