WNT/beta-catenin signalling and epithelial patterning in the homoscleromorph sponge Oscarella.
Sponges branch basally in the metazoan phylogenetic tree and are thus well positioned to provide insights into the evolution of mechanisms controlling animal development, likely to remain active in adult sponges. Of the four sponge clades, the Homoscleromorpha are of particular interest as they alon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-06-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2688036?pdf=render |