What is a Role of the Morphogens Gradients in Development?

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 293-315

  Tsikolia, Nikoloz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Morphogen gradient; Regulation; Symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142091342     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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