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Morphogenesis and the cytoskeleton studies of the Xenopus embryo


Morphogenesis and the cytoskeleton: studies of the Xenopus embryo.

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The morphological transformation from oocyte to embryo is brought about by the structural components of the cell, the cytoskeleton. Cytoskeletal elements act to generate and maintain cellular asymmetries, cellular movement and morphologies, and to integrate signals and forces into morphogenetically coherent behavior. Because of its unique experimental accessibility, the Xenopus embryo provides a powerful model system in which to study the body language of early embryonic development.


Klymkowsky MW, Karnovsky A

Developmental biology

1994-10-01 00:00

165

2

372-84

Animals,Cadherins,Cell Membrane,Cell Polarity,Cleavage Stage, Ovum,Cytoskeleton,Desmosomes,Female,Fertilization,Gastrula,Keratins,Morphogenesis,Oocytes,Oogenesis,Ovary,RNA, Messenger,Xenopus laevis,Cadherins,RNA, Messenger,Keratins

University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0347

Dev. Biol.


0012-1606

10.1006/dbio.1994.1260

S0012-1606(84)71260-7

630

True

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