Hox gene expression in the hemichordate Saccoglossus kowalevskii and the evolution of deuterostome nervous systems

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 890-901

  Aronowicz, J ^a   Lowe, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERIA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; HEMICHORDATA; METAZOA; SACCOGLOSSUS KOWALEVSKII;

EID: 33750952247     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icl045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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