When does the anterior endomesderm meet the anterior-most neuroectoderm during Xenopus gastrulation?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 777-783

  Koide, Tetsuya ^a   Umesono, Kazuhiko ^a   Hashimoto, Chikara ^a  

^a Biohistory Research Hall ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Gastrulation movement; Leading edge mesoderm; Vertebrates; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO POLARITY; ENDODERM; EPIDERMIS CELL; GASTRULATION; HEAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; ECTODERM; EVOLUTION; GASTRULA; GENES, REPORTER; HEAD; MESODERM; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036709518     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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