Involvement of p21ras in Xenopus mesoderm induction
โ Scribed by Whitman, Malcolm; Melton, D. A.
- Book ID
- 109780623
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 357
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/357252a0
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