Identification of two distinct muscles in the planarian Dugesia japonica by their expression of myosin heavy chain genes

Zoological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 861-869

  Kobayashi, Chiyoko ^a   Kobayashi, Seitaro ^a   Orii, Hidefumi ^a   Watanabe, Kenji ^a   Agata, Kiyokazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUGESIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PLANARIA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0041192909     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.15.861     Document Type: Article

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