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				N. B. David and F. M. Rosa Cell autonomous commitment to an endodermal fate and behaviour by activation of Nodal signalling Development, October 15, 2001; 128(20): 3937 - 3947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Lowe, S Yamada, and M. Kuehn Genetic dissection of nodal function in patterning the mouse embryo Development, January 5, 2001; 128(10): 1831 - 1843. [Abstract] [PDF]

				S Chen and D Kimelman The role of the yolk syncytial layer in germ layer patterning in zebrafish Development, January 11, 2000; 127(21): 4681 - 4689. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L Saude, K Woolley, P Martin, W Driever, and D. Stemple Axis-inducing activities and cell fates of the zebrafish organizer Development, January 8, 2000; 127(16): 3407 - 3417. [Abstract] [PDF]