Oriented cell divisions and cellular morphogenesis in the zebrafish gastrula and neurula: A time-lapse analysis

Development

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 983-994

  Concha, Miguel L ^a   Adams, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell division; Cell movement; Cell shape; Ectoderm; Epiblast; Gastrulation; Morphogenesis; Neural plate; Neurulation; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; ECTODERM; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; MICROSCOPE; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROECTODERM; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SIZE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GASTRULA; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MORPHOGENESIS; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0031919709     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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