A role of the cryptic gene in the correct establishment of the left-right axis

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 1339-1342

  Gaio, U ^a   Schweickert, A ^b   Fischer, A ^b   Garratt, A N ^a   Muller T ^a   Ozcelik C ^c   Lankes, W ^c   Strehle, M ^a   Britsch, S ^a   Blum, M ^b   Birchmeier, C ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FRANZ VOLHARD CLINIC   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033581923     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80059-7     Document Type: Article

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