Microtubules and specification of the dorsoventral axis in frog embryos
- 1 November 1989
- Vol. 11 (5) , 124-127
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950110503
Abstract
The body plan of the frog is set-up by a rearrangement of the egg cytoplasm shortly after fertilization. Microtubules play several roles in this critical developmental event.Keywords
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