Embryonic axes: The long and short of it in the mouse

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Tam, Patrick P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 1842483290     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.056     Document Type: Review

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