Polarity and stratification of the epidermis

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 890-896

  Muroyama, Andrew ^a   Lechler, Terry ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Cell adhesion; Epidermis; Mitotic spindle; Polarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868445601     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.08.008     Document Type: Review

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