Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Timing in C. elegans and Drosophila

Developmental Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 453-465

  Thummel, Carl S ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL;

EID: 0035486897     PISSN: 15345807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-5807(01)00060-0     Document Type: Review

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