Nodal signaling is required for mesodermal and ventral but not for dorsal fates in the indirect developing hemichordate, Ptychodera flava
Nodal signaling plays crucial roles in vertebrate developmental processes such as endoderm and mesoderm formation, and axial patterning events along the anteroposterior, dorsoventral and left-right axes. In echinoderms, Nodal plays an essential role in the establishment of the dorsoventral axis and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/7/830 |