Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 51-56 , February 2005

Molecular Inroads into the Anterior Heart Field

  • Robert G. Kelly

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Robert G. Kelly, PhD, LGPD, Developmental Biology Institute of Marseilles, Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France. Tel.: (+33) 491269732; fax: (+33) 491269726

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.02.001

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 51-56 , February 2005

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