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Is your heart on the “right” side? It’s a matter of a “rightward” stroke of cilia at the right developmental moment

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Ray, K. Is your heart on the “right” side? It’s a matter of a “rightward” stroke of cilia at the right developmental moment. J. Biosci. 24, 409–411 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942647

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