Cytological and morphological analyses reveal distinct features of intestinal development during Xenopus tropicalis metamorphosis.

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Main Authors: Job Sterling, Liezhen Fu, Kazuo Matsuura, Yun-Bo Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468569?pdf=render