8 Somitogenesis in Zebrafish

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue C, 1999, Pages 247-277

  Holley, Scott A ^a   Nüsslein Volhard, Christiane ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; INSECT; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOMITE; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; INSECTS; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SOMITES; VERTEBRATES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0033988726     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)60727-9     Document Type: Article

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