The protocadherin PAPC establishes segmental boundaries during somitogenesis in Xenopus embryos

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 821-830

  Kim, Sung Hyun ^a   Jen, Wui Chuong ^a   De Robertis, Eddy M ^b   Kintner, Chris ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034644106     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00580-7     Document Type: Article

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