Activin signalling and response to a morphogen gradient
Activin signalling and response to a morphogen gradient
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Using combinations of amphibian embryo tissues, it is shown that the selection of genes expressed by a cell is determined by its distance from a source of activin, a peptide growth factor contained in vegetal cells and able to induce other cells to form mesoderm. This long-range signal spreads over at least 10 cell diameters in a few hours. It does...
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Activin signalling and response to a morphogen gradient
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_76769662
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_76769662
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/371487a0
