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Neural crest and the origin of ectomesenchyme: neural fold heterogeneity suggests an alternative hypothesis.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Jan 2004
Weston James A, Yoshida Hisahiro, Robinson Victoria, Nishikawa Satomi, Fraser Stuart T, Nishikawa Shinichi
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The striking similarity between mesodermally derived fibroblasts and ectomesenchyme cells, which are thought to be derivatives of the neural crest, has long been a source of interest and controversy. In mice, the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF...
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