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Figure 1. Xenopus and its applications in biology.
(A) Gene expression studies; myoD expression in a Xenopus embryo. With permission from Gray, R.S. et al. (2009) Dev Dyn. 238, 2044-2057. (B) In vitro cell and molecular biology: a mitotic spindle in a Xenopus egg extract. With permission from Ma, L. et al. (2009) Nat. Cell Biol. 11, 247-256. (C) In vivo cell biology microtubule bundles in an embryonic columnar epithelium. With permission from Lee, C. et al. (2007) Development 134, 1431-1441. (D) Morphogenesis: actin assembly in the closing neural tube. Image courtesy of Chanjae Lee. (E) Craniofacial de- velopment: micro-CT image of a Xenopus skull. Image courtesy of Bethany Slater. |
