Cellular mechanism underlying neural convergent extension in Xenopus laevis embryos

Developmental Biology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-258

  Elul, Tamira ^a,b   Koehl, M A R ^a   Keller, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EXPLANT; GASTRULA; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031573031     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8711     Document Type: Article

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