Histamine is a modulator of metamorphic competence in <it>Strongylocentrotus purpuratus</it> (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A metamorphic life-history is present in the majority of animal phyla. This developmental mode is particularly prominent among marine invertebrates with a bentho-planktonic life cycle, where a pelagic larval form transforms into a be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-04-01
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Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/12/14 |