Developmental fates of shark head cavities reveal mesodermal contributions to tendon progenitor cells in extraocular muscles

Abstract Vertebrate extraocular muscles (EOMs) function in eye movements. The EOMs of modern jawed vertebrates consist primarily of four recti and two oblique muscles innervated by three cranial nerves. The developmental mechanisms underlying the establishment of this complex and the evolutionarily...

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Main Authors: Shunya Kuroda, Noritaka Adachi, Rie Kusakabe, Shigeru Kuratani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Zoological Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-021-00170-2