Axial rotation of murine embryos, a study of asymmetric mitotic activity in the neural tube of somite stages

Autor: Poelmann, R. E., Mentink, M. M. T., Leeuwen, J. L.
Zdroj: Anatomy and Embryology; April 1987, Vol. 176 Issue: 1 p99-103, 5p
Abstrakt: Axial rotation is an important event during a certain period of development of Amniote embryos. In murine embryos a sharp lordosis changes into a kyphosis. The result is the typical fetal position. In this study a temporal and topological relation is found between an asymmetric mitotic activity in the neural tube and the rotation process. The mitotic asymmetry is lost when rotation is completed. A causal relationship between mitotic activity and rotation is postulated.
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