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Loss of maternal Smad5 in zebrafish embryos affects patterning and morphogenesis of optic primordia.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 May 2003
Hammerschmidt Matthias, Kramer Carina, Nowak Matthias, Herzog Wiebke, Wittbrodt Joachim
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms of patterning and morphogenesis of vertebrate eye primordia are heavily debated. Taking advantage of the maternal effect of a zebrafish smad5 null mutation (Mm169), we investigate the effect of early signaling by members of the bone morphogenetic proteins (Bmps) on eye field patterning and optic vesicle morphogenesis. In contrast to previous Xenopus and chick studies demonstrating a late...
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