Control of developmental timing in animals

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 690-701

  Rougvie, Ann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

HELMINTH RNA;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EVOLUTION; RNA, HELMINTH;

EID: 0035458760     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35088566     Document Type: Article

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