7 The Origin and Morphogenesis of Amphibian Somites

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue C, 1999, Pages 183-246

  Keller, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; GASTRULA; GENETICS; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOMITE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; GASTRULA; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; SOMITES;

EID: 0033988742     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)60726-7     Document Type: Article

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