TGF-β signalling pathways in early Xenopus development

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 533-540

  Hill, C S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GASTRULATION; GENE; GERM LAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0035480050     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00229-X     Document Type: Review

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