Zebrafish kidney development

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2016, Pages 391-429

  Drummond, I A ^a   Davidson, A J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Kidney; Nephron; Organogenesis; Pronephros; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KIDNEY; NEPHRON; ORGANOGENESIS; PRONEPHROS; REGENERATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NEPHRONS; ORGANOGENESIS; PRONEPHROS; REGENERATION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84964645002     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2016.03.041     Document Type: Article

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