Cortex reorganization of Xenopus laevis eggs in strong static magnetic fields

BioMagnetic Research and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-6

  Mietchen, Daniel ^a,b   Jakobi, Jörg W ^a,c   Richter, Hans Peter ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE MITTELHESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 30744439573     PISSN: 1477044X     EISSN: 1477044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-044X-3-2     Document Type: Review

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