Genetic basis of Tooth agenesis

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 312, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 320-342

  Nieminen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; TOOTH; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; TOOTH;

EID: 67650034632     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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