Neural crest cell migration in the developing embryo
Neural crest cell migration in the developing embryo
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DOI:
10.1016/0962-8924(93)90089-j
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
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19
通讯作者:
Bronner-Fraser, Marianne
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作者:
Bronner-Fraser, Marianne
The neural crest, an embryonic cell population unique to vertebrates, emerges after neurulation as the neural plate folds to form the neural tube. Initiation of neural crest cell migration proceeds in a head-to-tailward (rostrocaudal) wave, shortly following tube closure. After emigration, these cells move in a highly patterned fashion through neighbouring tissues. They localize in diverse but characteristic sites within the embryo and subsequently differentiate into a wide array of derivatives, including most of the peripheral nervous system, pigment cells, the adrenal medulla and the facial skeleton. There are distinct subpopulations of neural crest cells along the embryonic axis, with cells that arise from different axial levels following distinct migratory pathways and often forming divergent derivatives.