The ephrin VAB-2/EFN-1 functions in neuronal signaling to regulate epidermal morphogenesis in C. elegans

Cell

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 781-790

  Chin Sang, Ian D ^a   George, Sean E ^a   Ding, Mei ^a   Moseley, Sarah L ^a   Lynch, Andrew S ^a   Chisholm, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; GENE FUNCTION; MORPHOGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033599042     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81675-X     Document Type: Article

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