A mutational approach to the study of development of the protochordate Ciona intestinalis (Tunicata, Chordata)

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Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-176

  Sordino, Paolo ^a,c   Heisenberg, Carl Philipp ^a   Giuliano, Paola ^b   Marino, Rita ^b   De Santis, Rosaria ^b   Pinto, Maria Rosaria ^b   Cirino, Paola ^c   Toscano, Alfonso ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciona intestinalis; Mutagenesis; Urochordata

Indexed keywords

CHORDATA; CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034625190     PISSN: 00364827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00364827.2000.10414567     Document Type: Article

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