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Boundary lines

Nature volume 424, pages 379–381 (2003)Cite this article

Embryonic development is a complicated business, as a recent meeting bore witness. The signals generated at the boundaries between compartments were a key topic of discussion.

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Figure 1: Compartments and boundaries in the developing wing of Drosophila.

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  1. *Boundaries in Development: 30 Years of Progress. EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany, 14–17 June 2003.

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