Astyanax mexicanus, the blind Mexican cave fish: A model for studies in development and Morphology

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Borowsky, Richard ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954590085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15596095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.emo107     Document Type: Article

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