Special Issue Patterns & Phenotypes
Pleiotropic patterning response to activation of Shh signaling in the limb apical ectodermal ridge
Article first published online: 4 APR 2011
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Special Issue: Special Issue on Limb Development
Volume 240, Issue 5, pages 1289–1302, May 2011
How to Cite
Wang, C.-K. L., Tsugane, M. H., Scranton, V., Kosher, R. A., Pierro, L. J., Upholt, W. B. and Dealy, C. N. (2011), Pleiotropic patterning response to activation of Shh signaling in the limb apical ectodermal ridge. Dev. Dyn., 240: 1289–1302. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22628
- Issue published online: 20 APR 2011
- Article first published online: 4 APR 2011
- Manuscript Accepted: 5 MAR 2011
- NIH/NICHD. Grant Number: PO1-HD022610
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