Experimental Hematology
Volume 36, Issue 12 , Pages 1604-1615.e3 , December 2008

Regulation of hematopoiesis by the BMP signaling pathway in adult zebrafish

  • Lisa J. McReynolds

      Affiliations

    • Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Jennifer Tucker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., USA
    • ,
  • Mary C. Mullins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., USA
    • ,
  • Todd Evans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Todd Evans, Ph.D., Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Chanin Room 501, Bronx, NY 10461, USA

Received 26 December 2007 ,Revised 12 August 2008 ,Accepted 21 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.08.005

Experimental Hematology
Volume 36, Issue 12 , Pages 1604-1615.e3 , December 2008

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