Cellular mechanisms of drosophila heart morphogenesis

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-16

  Vogler, Georg ^a   Bodmer, Rolf ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiogenesis; Cdc42; Congenital heart disease; Drosophila; Morphogenesis; Non muscle myosin; Tinman; Zipper

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984784289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23083425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jcdd2010002     Document Type: Review

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