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Dorsal versus ventral scales and the dorsoventral patterning of chick foot epidermis.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Mar 2004
Prin Fabrice, Logan Cairine, D'Souza Deana, Ensini Monica, Dhouailly Danielle
Abstract excerpt
The dorsal and ventral scales of the chick foot can be distinguished morphologically and molecularly: the dorsal oblong overlapping scuta expressing both alpha and beta keratins, and the ventral roundish nonprotruding reticula expressing only alpha keratins. The question arises how En-1 and Lmx1, whose role in dorsoventral limb patterning has been well established, can affect skin morphogenesis, which occurs 8 to...
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