Morphogens, Patterning Centers, and their Mechanisms of Action

Patterning and Cell Type Specification in the Developing CNS and PNS

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 25-44

  Grove, E A ^a   Monuki, E S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397265-1.00019-8     Document Type: Chapter

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