Article
Primordial germ cell migration in Drosophila melanogaster is controlled by somatic tissue.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 1994
Jaglarz M K, Howard K R
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila, as in many other organisms, primordial germ cells show invasive and migratory behavior moving from their site of origin to the somatic component of the gonad. At a characteristic time in development, the primordial germ cells pass across the primordium of the gut and migrate on its...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Movement
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Embryonic Induction
- Gastrula
- Germ Cells
- Gonads
- Mesoderm
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mutation