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Mandibular arch muscle identity is regulated by a conserved molecular process during vertebrate development.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Jun 2008
Knight Robert D, Mebus Katharina, Roehl Henry H
Abstract excerpt
Vertebrate head muscles exhibit a highly conserved pattern of innervation and skeletal connectivity and yet it is unclear whether the molecular basis of their development is likewise conserved. Using the highly conserved expression of Engrailed 2 (En2) as a marker of identity in the dorsal mandibular muscles of zebrafish, we have investigated the molecular signals and tissues required for patterning these...
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