Wnt signaling in planarians: New answers to old questions

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 53-65

  Almuedo Castillo, Maria ^a   Sureda Gómez, Miquel ^a   Adell, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axial polarity; Development; Planarian; Regeneration; Wnt signalling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; REVIEW; TURBELLARIA; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; PLANARIANS; REGENERATION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

PLANARIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 84859146261     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.113451ma     Document Type: Review

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