A spatial toggle switch drives boundary formation in development

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5111-5120

  Canela Xandri, Oriol ^a   Sagués, Francesc ^a   Reigada, Ramón ^a   Buceta, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION;

EID: 58149331213     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.133306     Document Type: Article

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