End-on imaging: A new perspective on dorsoventral development in Drosophila embryos

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3252-3259

  Witzberger, Melissa M ^a   Fitzpatrick, James A J ^a   Crowley, Justin C ^a   Minden, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; End on imaging; Gastrulation; Time lapse microscopy; Ventral furrow formation

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GASTRULATION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

EID: 55549140859     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21752     Document Type: Article

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