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Segmentation of the central nervous system in leech.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 2000
Shain D H, Stuart D K, Huang F Z, Weisblat D A
Abstract excerpt
Central nervous system (CNS) in leech comprises segmentally iterated progeny derived from five embryonic lineages (M, N, O, P and Q). Segmentation of the leech CNS is characterized by the formation of a series of transverse fissures that subdivide initially continuous columns of segmental founder cells in the N lineage into distinct ganglionic primordia. We have examined the relationship between the N lineage...
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