Sensory organ remodeling in C. elegans requires the zinc-finger protein ZTF-16
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Carl Procko, Yun Lu, and Shai Shaham* Laboratory of Developmental Genetics The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065 USA *To whom correspondence should be addressed: Tel: (212) 327-7126, Fax: (212) 3277129, email: [email protected] Running title: Genetic control of sensory organ remodeling in C. elegans Genetics: Published Articles Ahead of Print, published on January 31, 2012 as 10.1534/genetics.111.137786
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Sensory Organ Remodeling in Caenorhabditis elegans Requires the Zinc-Finger Protein ZTF-16
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