Movements and stepwise fusion of endodermal precursor cells in leech

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 117-127

  Liu, Nai Jia L ^a,b   Isaksen, Deborah E ^a   Smith, Constance M ^a,c   Weisblat, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annelida; Cell fusion; Endoderm; Leech; Macromeres

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR; RICIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUSION; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; EPITHELIUM; GASTRULATION; INTESTINE; LEECH; MESODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; SYNCYTIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUSION; CELL MOVEMENT; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENDODERM; GASTRULA; LEECHES; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; GLOSSIPHONIIDAE; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 0031805043     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050162     Document Type: Article

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