Embryogenesis: Degenerate Phosphatases Control the Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Heighington, Cassandra S ^a   Kipreos, Edward T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; EGG 3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; EGG 4 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; EGG 5 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; EGG-3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; EGG-4 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; EGG-5 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MBK 2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; MBK-2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 70350465299     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.09.032     Document Type: Short Survey

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