Formation of the murine endoderm: Lessons from the mouse, frog, fish, and chick

Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science

Volumn 96, Issue C, 2010, Pages 1-34

  Tremblay, Kimberly D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Definitive endoderm; Fox; Gata; Mesendoderm; Mix; Nodal; T box; Visceral endoderm; Wnt

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649268590     PISSN: 18771173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381280-3.00001-4     Document Type: Chapter

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