Effects of formycin A, an inhibitor of RNA synthesis, on the early development of the starfish, Asterina Pectinifera

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-122

  Miyawaki, Kyojy ^a   Yamamoto, Masamichi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early development; Formycin a; Rna synthesis; Starfish embryo

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS; ASTERINA PECTINIFERA; ASTEROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034490093     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2000.9652446     Document Type: Article

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