Chick embryos gastrulation

Bally-Cuif, L., Gulisano, M., Broccoli, V., Boncinelli, E. 1995. C-otx2 is expressed in two different phases of gastrulation and is sensitive to retinoic acid treatment in chick embryo. Mech. Dev. 49, 49-63. 

Brown, A.J. Sanders, E.J. (1991). Interactions between mesoderm cells and the extracellular matrix following gastrulation in the chick embryo. ]. Cell Biol, 99, 431-41. 

The following is a brief descriptive account of the early development of the chick embryo. Excellent photographs of embryos at gastrulation and later stages are included in Chapter 16. 

Most of the early work on the mechanics of gastrulation was performed on the egg of Xenopus laevis, because of its accessibility. New Culture offered a chance to emulate and refine some of those experiments in the chick embryo. 

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