Secondary mesenchyme cells as potential stem cells of the sea urchin embryo

Stem Cells in Marine Organisms

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 187-213

  Zito, Francesca ^a   Matranga, Valeria ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinoderms; Neural crest cells; Pigment cells; Skeletogenesis; Transfating

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952240953     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2767-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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