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Somite Compartments in Amphioxus and Its Implications on the Evolution of the Vertebrate Skeletal Tissues
10 May 2021
Abstract excerpt
Mineralized skeletal tissues of vertebrates are an evolutionary novelty within the chordate lineage. While the progenitor cells that contribute to vertebrate skeletal tissues are known to have two embryonic origins, the mesoderm and neural crest, the evolutionary origin of their developmental process remains unclear. Using cephalochordate amphioxus as our model, we found that cells at the lateral wall of the...
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