Article
Bifurcation of the amphibian embryo's axis: analysis of variation in response to egg centrifugation.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Dec 1990
Neff A W, Wakahara M, Malacinski G M
Abstract excerpt
Xenopus embryos have been reported to vary widely in their developmental response to centrifugation. Variation in response to centrifugation, as measured by embryo survival and twinning of axial structures, was monitored different spawnings of Xenopus laevis eggs. A convenient method for quantifying the egg cytoplasm's potential for displacement in a centrifugal field was employed. It involved testing small...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Compartmentation
- Centrifugation
- Cytoplasm
- Genetic Variation
- Morphogenesis
- Ovum
- Twins
- Xenopus laevis