What makes us human? A biased view from the perspective of comparative embryology and mouse genetics

Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Goffinet, André M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

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EID: 34248355506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17475333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-5333-1-16     Document Type: Article

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