Neural induction from ES cells portrays default commitment but instructive maturation.

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Published in PLoS One on December 19, 2007

Authors

Nibedita Lenka1, Saravana Kumar Ramasamy

Author Affiliations

1: National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra, India. nibedita@nccs.res.in

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