Regulation of Germline Proliferation in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Advances in Developmental Biology (1992)

Volumn 5, Issue C, 1997, Pages

  Westlund, Bethany ^a   Berry, Laura Wilson ^a   Schedl, Tim ^a  

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EID: 0343092440     PISSN: 15663116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-3116(08)60035-3     Document Type: Article

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