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Directional cell migration establishes the axes of planar polarity in the posterior lateral-line organ of the zebrafish.
Developmental cell - 1 Sept 2004
López-Schier Hernán, Starr Catherine J, Kappler James A, Kollmar Richard, Hudspeth A J
Abstract excerpt
The proper orientation of mechanosensory hair cells along the lateral-line organ of a fish or amphibian is essential for the animal's ability to sense directional water movements. Within the sensory epithelium, hair cells are polarized in a stereotyped manner, but the mechanisms that control their alignment relative to the body axes are unknown. We have found, however, that neuromasts can be oriented either...
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