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Stem cell-like Xenopus Embryonic Explants to Study Early Neural Developmental Features In Vitro and In Vivo
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Convergent extension in the amphibian, Xenopus laevis
1Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Current Topics in Developmental Biology
|January 22, 2020
Abstract:
This review is a comprehensive analysis of the cell biology and biomechanics of Convergent Extension in Xenopus.
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