During vertebrate gastrulation, mesodermal and ectodermal cells undergo convergent
extension, a process characterised by prominent cellular rearrangements in which polarised …

Nodal signals, a subclass of the TGFβ superfamily of secreted factors, induce formation of
mesoderm and endoderm in vertebrate embryos. We have examined the possible …

We identified four insertional alleles of foxi one (foo), an embryonic lethal mutation in
zebrafish that displays defects in both otic placode and the jaw. In foo/foo embryos the otic …

The floor plate, a specialized group of cells in the ventral midline of the neural tube of
vertebrates, plays crucial roles in patterning the central nervous system. Recent work from …

In vertebrates, EGF-CFC factors are essential for Nodal signaling. Here, we show that the
zygotic function of one-eyed pinhead, the zebrafish EGF-CFC factor, is necessary for cell …

We have used whole‐mount in situ hybridization to analyze Na, K‐ATPase α and β subunit
gene expression in the developing zebrafish ear. Four α1‐like (α1a. 1, α1a. 2, α1a. 4, and …

Within the vertebrate embryonic neural plate, the first neuronal clusters often differentiate at
the border of patterning identities. Whether the information inherent in the intersection of …

Aim of the project was to localize the co-expression areas of neuropilin-2 and that of primary
neurons and to confirm the full protocol of whole mount in situ hybridization and whole …

During vertebrate gastrulation convergence and extension movements narrow the medio-
lateral axis and contribute to lengthening of the anterior posterior axis to shape the head and …

The complex vertebrate nervous system is constructed in a stepwise fashion during
development. Specification of the neural territory at the dorsal surface of the embryo occurs …