A Flagellar Polycystin-2 Homolog Required for Male Fertility in Drosophila

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2179-2184

  Watnick, Terry J ^a   Jin, Ying ^a   Matunis, Erika ^a   Kernan, Maurice J ^b   Montell, Craig ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0346403328     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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