Emerging patterns in planarian regeneration

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-420

  Forsthoefel, David J ^a   Newmark, Phillip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TISSUE REPAIR; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; PLANARIANS; REGENERATION;

INVERTEBRATA; PLANARIA;

EID: 68949162809     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2009.05.003     Document Type: Review

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