The involvement of the proamnion in the development of the anterior amnion fold in the chicken.

The amnion was one of the most important evolutionary novelties in the animal kingdom, allowing independence of water for reproduction and subsequent exploration of terrestrial habitats, and is therefore an important structure to understand evolution. We have studied chicken amniogenesis using ex ov...

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Main Authors: Ana de Melo Bernardo, Susana M Chuva de Sousa Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960272?pdf=render