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Further Reading
Cadigan KM and
Nusse R
(1997)
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Genes and Development
11: 3286–3305.
Heasman J
(1997)
Patterning the Xenopusblastula.
Development
12: 2155–2164.
Moon RT and
Kimelman D
(1998)
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BioEssays
20: 536–545.
Weaver C,
Farr GH,
Pan W, et al.
(2003)
GBP binds kinesin light chain and translocates during cortical rotation in Xenopus eggs.
Development
130: 5425–5436.
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