| First Author | De Robertis EM | Year | 1994 |
| Journal | Dev Suppl | Pages | 117-24 |
| PubMed ID | 7579512 | Mgi Jnum | J:22840 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:70728 | Citation | De Robertis EM, et al. (1994) The evolution of vertebrate gastrulation. Dev Suppl :117-24 |
| abstractText | The availability of molecular markers now permits the analysis of the common elements of vertebrate gastrulation. While gastrulation appears to be very diverse in the vertebrates, by analyzing a head-organizer marker, goosecoid, and a marker common to all forming mesoderm, Brachyury, we attempt to identify homologous structures and equivalent stages in Xenopus, zebrafish, chick and mouse gastrulation. Using a tail-organizer marker, Xnot-2, we also discuss how the late stages of gastrulation lead to the formation of the postanal tail, a structure characteristic of the chordates. |
