Animal development: An ancient β-catenin switch?

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Schneider, Stephan Q ^a   Bowerman, Bruce ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHORDATA;

EID: 84876747459     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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