Genetic perspectives on the ascidian central nervous system

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages S35-S45

  Locascio, Annamaria ^a   Ristoratore, F ^a   Spagnuolo, A ^a   Zanetti, L ^a   Branno, M ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Genetic pathway; Genome; Nervous system; Regulatory network

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555189086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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