Joji M Otaki1, Atsuko Tanaka2, Euichi Hirose3

  • 1The BCPH Unit of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.

Cells & development
|January 4, 2025
PubMed
概括

在蓝色潘西蝶中发现的蝶翅膀眼球组织者是分泌更多皮质的细胞群. 这支持了皮质形成对于眼球模式的确定是至关重要的假设.

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