Fishing pluripotency mechanisms in vivo

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-417

  Sánchez Sánchez, Ana V ^a   Camp, Esther ^b   Mullor, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medaka; Nanog; Oct4; Pluripotency; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; ORYZIINAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79955764916     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.410     Document Type: Review

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