Wnt signaling during Caenorhabditis elegans Embryonic development

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 469, Issue , 2008, Pages 103-111

  Marston, Daniel J ^a   Roh, Minna ^a   Mikels, Amanda J ^b   Nusse, Roel ^b   Goldstein, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Embryonic development; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL POLARITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL POLARITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84934443605     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-469_9     Document Type: Article

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