Asymmetric localization of germline markers Vasa and Nanos during early development in the amphioxus Branchiostoma floridae

Developmental Biology

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 147-159

  Wu, Hui Ru ^a   Chen, Yen Ta ^a   Su, Yi Hsien ^a   Luo, Yi Jyun ^a   Holland, Linda Z ^b   Yu, Jr Kai ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cephalochordate; Evolution; Germline cell; Nanos; Vasa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; BRANCHIOSTOMA; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEPHALOCHORDATA; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; INHERITANCE; MARKER GENE; NANOS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; VASA; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM;

EID: 79952145840     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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