Morphogenesis of Drosophila renal tubules
The renal or Malpighian tubules (MpTs) are the major excretory organs of insects. <i>Drosophila </i>has 4 MpTs, an anterior and posterior pair. During embryogenesis these MpTs undergo a morphogenetic programme such that cell rearrangement by convergent extension causes the MpTs to elonga...
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University of Cambridge
2005
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