Endogenous electric fields in embryos during development, regeneration and wound healing

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-383

  Nuccitelli, R ^a  

^a RPN Researh   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTRIC FIELD; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; EXPOSURE; FROG; GASTRULATION; ION CURRENT; MEASUREMENT; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMITIVE STREAK; SKIN INJURY; STRATUM CORNEUM; TISSUE REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0346958377     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006375     Document Type: Article

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