Induction of metamorphosis with potassium ions requires development of competence and an anterior signalling centre in the ascidian Herdmania momus

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 370-376

  Degnan, Bernard M ^a   Souter, Duncan ^a   Degnan, Sandie M ^a   Long, Suzanne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Competence; Metamorphosis; Settlement; Urochordate

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION; SEA WATER; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; METAMORPHOSIS; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DEGENERATION; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CORAL REEF; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CORAL REEFS; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOFIBRILS; POTASSIUM; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0031019211     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050066     Document Type: Article

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