Multicellular computer simulation of morphogenesis: blastocoel roof thinning and matrix assembly in Xenopus laevis
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Multicellular computer simulation of morphogenesis: blastocoel roof thinning and matrix assembly in Xenopus laevis.
In the blastocoel roof (BCR) of the Xenopus laevis embryo, epibolic movements are driven by the radial intercalation of deep cell layers and the coordinate spreading of the overlying superficial cell layer. Thinning of the lateral margins of the BCR by radial intercalation requires fibronectin (FN), which is produced and assembled into fibrils by the inner deep cell layer of the BCR. A cellular...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Biology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-1606
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.03.021