Nodal signaling: CrypticLefty mechanism of antagonism decoded

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Branford, William W ^a   Yost, H Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342486132     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.04.020     Document Type: Review

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