The avian embryo in fetal alcohol research

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 447, Issue , 2008, Pages 75-84

  Smith, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium signaling; Chick embryogenesis; Electroporation; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Ratiometric imaging

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 84934439558     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-242-7_6     Document Type: Article

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