Isolated Dorsal Animal Blastomeres of Xenopus laevis Are Capable to Form Mesodermal Derivatives, while the Ventral Animal Blastomeres Differentiate into Ciliated Epidermis Only

Zoological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-131

  Li, Shuhong ^a   Mao, Zhongrong ^a   Yan, Shaoyi ^a   Grunz, Horst ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0346616920     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.13.125     Document Type: Article

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