Exploring germ-soma differentiation in Volvox

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-152

  Kirk, Marilyn M ^a   Kirk, David L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY;

ALGA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPLASM; GENE CONTROL; GERM CELL; MODEL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

ALGAE; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 2942720961     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703412     Document Type: Review

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