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spadetail-dependent cell compaction of the dorsal zebrafish blastula.
Developmental biology - 1 Nov 1998
Warga R M, Nüsslein-volhard C
Abstract excerpt
The dorsal marginal zone of the zebrafish blastula, equivalent to the amphibian Spemann organizer, is destined to become the tissues of the notochord and prechordal plate. Preceding gastrulation in the zebrafish, we find that these future mesendodermal cells acquire a cohesive cell behavior characterized by flattening and maximization of intercellular contacts, somewhat resembling cell compaction in mouse...
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