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Somite compartments in anamniotes

Authors: Martin Scaal, Christoph Wiegreffe

Published in: Brain Structure and Function | Special Issue 1/2006

Abstract

Somites are a common feature of the phylotypic stage of embryos of all higher chordates. In amniote species like mouse and chick, somite development has been the subject of intense research over many decades, giving insight into the morphological and molecular processes leading to somite compartmentalization and subsequent differentiation. In anamniotes, somite development is much less understood. Except for recent data from zebrafish, and morphological studies in Xenopus, very little is known about the formation of somite compartments and the differentiation of somite derivatives in anamniotes. Here, we give a brief overview on the development of myotome, sclerotome and dermomyotome in various anamniote organisms, and point out the different mechanisms of somite development between anamniotes and the established amniote model systems.

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Title: Somite compartments in anamniotes
Authors: Martin Scaal
Christoph Wiegreffe
Publication date: 01-12-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Brain Structure and Function / Issue Special Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 1863-2653
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2661
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-006-0127-8

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