Heterodimers Reign in the Embryo

Overview

Journal Elife

Specialty Biology

Date 2017 Dec 28

PMID 29280436

Citations 3

Authors

Benjamin Tajer

Mary C Mullins

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Abstract

Experiments by three independent groups on zebrafish have clarified the role of two signaling factors, Nodal and Gdf3, during the early stages of development.

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