Abstract
Identification of specific neuronal populations and their projections in the developing hindbrain reveals a segmental organization in which pairs of metameric epithelial units cooperate to generate the repeating sequence of cranial branchiomotor nerves. Neurogenesis also follows a two-segment repeat, suggesting parallels with insect pattern formation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Axons / physiology
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Cell Differentiation
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Chick Embryo
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Cranial Nerves / cytology
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Cranial Nerves / embryology
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
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Microscopy, Electron
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Neurons / cytology
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Neurons / physiology*
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Rhombencephalon / cytology
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Rhombencephalon / embryology*
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Time Factors