Gastrulation in Drosophila: the formation of the ventral furrow and posterior midgut invaginations.

doi:10.1242/dev.112.3.775

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Gastrulation in Drosophila: the formation of the ventral furrow and posterior midgut invaginations.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jul 1991

Sweeton D, Parks S, Costa M, Wieschaus E

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The ventral furrow and posterior midgut invaginations bring mesodermal and endodermal precursor cells into the interior of the Drosophila embryo during gastrulation. Both invaginations proceed through a similar sequence of rapid cell shape changes, which include apical flattening, constriction of...

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Animals
Drosophila
Gastrula
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Mutation

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