The yolk syncytial layer in early zebrafish development

Lara Carvalho1, Carl-Philipp Heisenberg

  • 1Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal.

Trends in Cell Biology
|August 3, 2010
PubMed
Summary

The yolk syncytial layer (YSL) is vital for zebrafish development, guiding cell movements and differentiation. Understanding YSL morphogenesis and its coordination with blastoderm cells is key to early embryonic patterning.