Bone morphogenetic protein acts as a ventral mesoderm modifier in early Xenopus embryos
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- 27 October 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Development, Growth & Differentiation
- Vol. 37 (5) , 581-588
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-169x.1995.t01-3-00013.x
Abstract
Mesoderm of early vertebrate embryos gradually acquires dorsal–ventral polarity during embryogenesis. This specification of mesoderm is thought to be regulated by several polypeptide growth factors. ...Keywords
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