gastrulation
Developmental phenomenon by which a relatively limited number of blastodermal cells undergoes a stereotypical set of cellular movements that leads to formation of the three germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm.
Animation
Production: Maryam Razmpoosh, Alexande Oligny, Luc Oligny; CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, QC.
References
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Narasimha M, Leptin M. Cell movements during gastrulation: come in and be induced. Trends Cell Biol. 2000 May;10(5):169-72. PMID: #10754558#
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