Cytoskeleton and gravity at work in the establishment of dorso-ventral polarity in the egg of Xenopus laevis
β Scribed by Geertje A. Ubbels; Tim G. Brom
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1009 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0273-1177
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