The chick somitogenesis oscillator is arrested before all paraxial mesoderm is segmented into somites

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Somitogenesis is the earliest sign of segmentation in the developing vertebrate embryo. This process starts very early, soon after gastrulation has initiated and proceeds in an anterior-to-posterior direction during body axis elongat...

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Main Authors: McGrew Michael J, Bone Robert, Ferjentsik Zoltan, Wright David, Tenin Gennady, Maroto Miguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/24