Evolution and developmental patterning of the vertebrate skeletal muscles: Perspectives from the lamprey
β Scribed by Rie Kusakabe; Shigeru Kuratani
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 857 KB
- Volume
- 234
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1058-8388
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