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Completion of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in zebrafish mesoderm requires Spadetail.
Developmental biology - 1 Jun 2011
Row Richard H, Maître Jean-Léon, Martin Benjamin L, Stockinger Petra, Heisenberg Carl-Philipp, Kimelman David
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The process of gastrulation is highly conserved across vertebrates on both the genetic and morphological levels, despite great variety in embryonic shape and speed of development. This mechanism spatially separates the germ layers and establishes the organizational foundation for future development. Mesodermal identity is specified in a superficial layer of cells, the epiblast, where cells maintain an epithelioid...
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