CWN-1 functions with DSH-2 to regulate C. elegans asymmetric neuroblast division in a β-catenin independent Wnt pathway
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Article history: In Caenorhabditis elegans, W Received for publication 28 July 2008 Revised 14 January 2009 Accepted 17 January 2009 Available online 29 January 2009
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CWN-1 functions with DSH-2 to regulate C. elegans asymmetric neuroblast division in a beta-catenin independent Wnt pathway.
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