Heart Development in Drosophila

Advances in Developmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-29

  Qian, Li ^a,b   Liu, Jiandong ^a,b   Bodmer, Rolf ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 35148860581     PISSN: 15743349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-3349(07)18001-7     Document Type: Review

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