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Homologs of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptor, VEGF and VEGFR, in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea

  1. Katka Seipel*,
  2. Michael Eberhardt,
  3. Peter Müller,
  4. Elena Pescia,
  5. Nathalie Yanze,
  6. Volker Schmid

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2004

DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20139

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Developmental Dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Volume 231, Issue 2, pages 303–312, October 2004

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Seipel, K., Eberhardt, M., Müller, P., Pescia, E., Yanze, N. and Schmid, V. (2004), Homologs of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptor, VEGF and VEGFR, in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea. Dev. Dyn., 231: 303–312. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20139

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  1. Institute of Zoology, Basel, Switzerland

*Institute of Zoology, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 SEP 2004
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2004
  3. Manuscript Revised: 11 MAY 2004
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 11 MAY 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 10 FEB 2004

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