Relocations of cell convergence sites and formation of pharyngula-like shapes in mechanically relaxed Xenopus embryos

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Kornikova, Evgenia S ^a   Korvin Pavlovskaya, Elena G ^a   Beloussov, Lev V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Convergent cell intercalation; Gastrulation; Mechanical stresses; Pharyngula; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TENSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 58049202216     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-008-0259-3     Document Type: Article

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