Mesenchymal cell fusion in the sea urchin embryo

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2008, Pages 315-334

  Hodor, Paul G ^a   Ettensohn, Charles A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocoelar cells; Cell fusion; Embryo; Fluorescent dyes; Gastrulation; Primary mesenchyme cells; Sea urchin; Secondary mesenchyme cells; Time lapse microscopy

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 84934434530     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-250-2_18     Document Type: Article

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