Synthetic Strategies for Studying Embryonic Development

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 590-606

  Ouyang, Xiaohu ^a   Chen, James K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; CHEMBIO; DEVBIO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; CELLS; DRUG EFFECTS; PHARMACOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CELLS; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MOLECULAR LIBRARY;

EID: 77953700658     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.04.013     Document Type: Review

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