Tension-dependent collective cell movements in the early gastrula ectoderm of Xenopus laevis embryos

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 92-104

  Beloussov, L V ^a   Louchinskaia, N N ^a   Stein, A A ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cell intercalation; Mechanical stresses; Morphogenetic movements; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; DEVELOPMENT; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; FORCE; GASTRULA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; VIDEORECORDING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033978543     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004270050015     Document Type: Article

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