The role of cellular and extracellular factors during mouth formation in embryos of the starfish Pisaster ochraceus

The morphological changes in arrangement of both cellular and extracellular material (ECM) during mouth formation in embryos of the asteroid Pisaster ochraceus, have been studied using LM, TEM, and SEM. In early gastrula, the ECM consists of small vesicles and amorphous material of an intermediate s...

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Main Author: Abed, Mona
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24448