The neural crest as a fourth germ layer and vertebrates as quadroblastic not triploblastic

Evolution and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-5

  Hall, Brian K ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEURAL CREST; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; NEURAL CREST; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033934034     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2000.00032.x     Document Type: Review

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