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Axolotl/Newt

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  1. MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, UK

    Malcolm Maden

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  1. Department of Craniofacial Development, King's College London, London, UK

    Paul T. Sharpe

  2. MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College London, London, UK

    Ivor Mason

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Maden, M. (2008). Axolotl/Newt. In: Sharpe, P.T., Mason, I. (eds) Molecular Embryology. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY™, vol 461. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-483-8_32

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