Overview. The Molecular Basis of Kidney Development.

The Kidney: From Normal Development to Congenital Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 343-376

  Carroll, Thomas J ^a   McMahon, Andrew P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012722441-1/50022-1     Document Type: Chapter

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