Hidden in the crowd: primordial germ cells and somatic stem cells in the mesodermal posterior growth zone of the polychaete <it>Platynereis dumerillii </it>are two distinct cell populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the polychaete <it>Platynereis</it>, the primordial germ cells (PGCs) emerge from the <it>vasa</it>, <it>piwi</it>, and <it>PL10 </it>expressing mesodermal posterior growth zone (MPG...

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Main Authors: Rebscher Nicole, Lidke Anika, Ackermann Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:EvoDevo
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/9