Wnt Signaling and the Evolution of Embryonic Posterior Development

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Martin, Benjamin L ^a   Kimelman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

ACHAEARANEA TEPIDARIORUM; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BILATERIA; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 61449210874     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.01.052     Document Type: Review

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