Adherens junctions in C. elegans embryonic morphogenesis

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 279-299

  Armenti, Stephen T ^a   Nance, Jeremy ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 84885858611     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4186-7_12     Document Type: Article

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