How the ecdysozoan changed its coat

PLoS Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1696-1699

  Ewer, John ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ECDYSOZOA; GENE EXPRESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLTING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; WORM; ANIMAL; HISTOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTHROPODA; ECDYSOZOA;

ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; ECDYSONE; ECDYSTERONE; MOLTING; NEMATODA;

EID: 26444601737     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030349     Document Type: Short Survey

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