Regulation of germ layer formation by pluripotency factors during embryogenesis

Cell and Bioscience

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cao, Ying ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell fate decision; Early embryogenesis; Germ layers; Pluripotency factors; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875308873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20453701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-3-15     Document Type: Review

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