On the mechanism of ooplasmic segregation in single-cell zebrafish embryos

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-40

  Leung, Christina F ^a   Webb, Sarah E ^a   Miller, Andrew L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Microfilaments; Microtubules; Ooplasmic segregation; Streaming velocities; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL MOTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HEMISPHERE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH; ZYGOTE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; OVUM; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034051521     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.2000.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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