Primordial Germ Cell Migration in Zebrafish

Cell Migration in Development and Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 173-189

  Raz, Erez ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Embryological studies; Guidance cues for zebrafish PGCs; Primordial germ cell (PGC) migration in zebrafish; Signaling pathways

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746175406     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/3527604669.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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