Constructive antagonism in limb development

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-392

  Dudley, Andrew T ^a   Tabin, Clifford J ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; METHENAMINE;

ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MESODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033935424     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00101-5     Document Type: Review

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