Regulation of Stem Cell Maintenance and Transit Amplifying Cell Proliferation by TGF-β Signaling in Drosophila Spermatogenesis

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2065-2072

  Shivdasani, Anish A ^a   Ingham, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345526417     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.10.063     Document Type: Article

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