Zebrafish developmental genetics and central nervous system development

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 945-951

  Blader, P ^a   Strahle U ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343134554     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.6.945     Document Type: Review

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