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Studies on Xenopus laevisintestine reveal biological pathways underlying vertebrate gut adaptation from embryo to adult
19 May 2010
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BACKGROUND: To adapt to its changing dietary environment, the digestive tract is extensively remodeled from the embryo to the adult during vertebrate development. Xenopus laevis metamorphosis is an excellent model system for studying mammalian gastrointestinal development and is used to determine the genes and signaling programs essential for intestinal development and maturation. RESULTS: The metamorphosing...
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