Gastrulation in the sea urchin embryo: A model system for analyzing the morphogenesis of a monolayered epithelium

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-326

  Kominami, Tetsuya ^a   Takata, Hiromi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell movement; Gastrulation; Morphogenesis; Sea urchin; Secondary mesenchyme cell

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ECHINONECTIN; ECM1 ANTIGEN; ECM18 ANTIGEN; EXOGASTRULA INDUCING PEPTIDE; FIBRONECTIN; FIBROPELLIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HYALIN; LAMININ; SCLEROPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHENTERON; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLASTOMERE; BLASTULA; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOSKELETON; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GASTRULA; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; INVAGINATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; TURGOR PRESSURE; VEGETAL PLATE;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GASTRULA; MORPHOGENESIS; SEA URCHINS;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544223705     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.2004.00755.x     Document Type: Review

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