Article
The initial expression and patterned appearance of tenascin in scutate scales is absent from the dermis of the scaleless (sc/sc) chicken.
Developmental biology - 1 Sept 1991
Shames R B, Jennings A G, Sawyer R H
Abstract excerpt
Morphogenesis of the anterior metatarsal skin (scutate scale region), from 9.5 to 12 days of development, results in the formation of orderly patterned scale ridges. It is after the initial formation of the Definitive Scale Ridge that the characteristic outer and inner epidermal surfaces differen...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Adhesion Molecules
- Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
- Chick Embryo
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Morphogenesis
- Muscle Development