Endothelin signalling in iridophore development and stripe pattern formation of zebrafish

Colour patterns of adult fish are composed of several different types of pigment cells distributing in the skin during juvenile development. The zebrafish, Danio rerio, displays a striking pattern of dark stripes of melanophores interspersed with light stripes of xanthophores. A third cell type, sil...

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Main Authors: Jana Krauss, Hans Georg Frohnhöfer, Brigitte Walderich, Hans-Martin Maischein, Christian Weiler, Uwe Irion, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-05-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/3/6/503