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Landmarks in developmental biology (5) “Mosaic work” and “assimilating effects” in embryogenesis : Wilhelm Roux's conclusions after disabling frog blastomeres

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Abbreviations

a,:

open cell

Ch,:

notochord

D,:

yolk cells

Ec,:

ectoblast

F,:

blastocoel

J,:

yolk cells that remained juvenile

K,:

nucleus

M, Md,:

neural fold

Ms,:

mesoblast

s,:

extraovate [result of intentional severing of the blastomeres]

SS,:

median plane

U,:

archenteron [in sections], blastopore [in embryos]

V,:

vacuoles

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Sander, K. Landmarks in developmental biology (5) “Mosaic work” and “assimilating effects” in embryogenesis : Wilhelm Roux's conclusions after disabling frog blastomeres. Roux's Arch Dev Biol 200, 237–239 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00241292

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