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dlx3b/4b are required for the formation of the preplacodal region and otic placode through local modulation of BMP activity.
Developmental biology - 1 Jan 2009
Esterberg Robert, Fritz Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The vertebrate inner ear arises from the otic placode, a transient thickening of ectodermal epithelium adjacent to neural crest domains in the presumptive head. During late gastrulation, cells fated to comprise the inner ear are part of a domain in cranial ectoderm that contain precursors of all sensory placodes, termed the preplacodal region (PPR). The combination of low levels of BMP activity coupled with high...
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