Vertebrate mesendoderm induction and patterning

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 350-356

  Kimelman, David ^a   Griffin, Kevin JP ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; ENDODERM; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0033923749     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00095-2     Document Type: Review

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