Patterning the spine

Elife. 2018 May 16:7:e37288. doi: 10.7554/eLife.37288.

Abstract

The patterning of the spine of a zebrafish is controlled by the notochord, a rod-like structure that supports and instructs the developing embryo.

Keywords: Entpd5; Notochord; developmental biology; evolution; segmentation clock; somite; stem cells; vertebrae; zebrafish.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Body Patterning
  • Bone and Bones
  • Notochord*
  • Spine
  • Zebrafish*