Q&A: What is regeneration, and why look to planarians for answers?

BMC Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Alvarado, Alejandro S ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84868675670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-88     Document Type: Note

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