Migrating anterior mesoderm cells and intercalating trunk mesoderm cells have distinct responses to Rho and Rac during Xenopus gastrulation.

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Published in Dev Dyn on April 01, 2006

Authors

Ruiyi Ren1, Martina Nagel, Emilios Tahinci, Rudi Winklbauer, Karen Symes

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.

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