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Morphogenesis of the Caenorhabditis elegans male tail tip.
Developmental biology - 1 Mar 1999
Nguyen C Q, Hall D H, Yang Y, Fitch D H
Abstract excerpt
Using electron microscopy and immunofluorescent labeling of adherens junctions, we have reconstructed the changes in cell architecture and intercellular associations that occur during morphogenesis of the nematode male tail tip. During late postembryonic development, the Caenorhabditis elegans male tail is reshaped to form a copulatory structure. The most posterior hypodermal cells in the tail define a...
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