The active migration of Drosophila primordial germ cells.

doi:10.1242/dev.121.11.3495

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The active migration of Drosophila primordial germ cells.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1995

Jaglarz M K, Howard K R

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We describe our analysis of primordial germ cell migration in Drosophila wild-type and mutant embryos using high resolution microscopy and primary culture in vitro. During migratory events the germ cells form transient interactions with each other and surrounding somatic cells. Both in vivo and i...

Topics

Animals
Cell Movement
Cell Polarity
Cells, Cultured
Drosophila
Endoderm
Epithelium
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Germ Cells
Gonads
Intestines
Microscopy, Electron
Mutation

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