Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , January 2003

Role of Sonic hedgehog in the development of the trachea and oesophagus

Presented at the 49th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Cambridge, England, July 23-26, 2002.

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☆ Supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Dr Adonis Ioannides, Neural Development Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford St, London, WCIN IEH, England.

PII: S0022-3468(02)63013-1

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50005

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 29-36 , January 2003

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