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Somites

Known as: Somite 
Paired, segmented masses of MESENCHYME located on either side of the developing spinal cord (neural tube). Somites derive from PARAXIAL MESODERM and… 
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Blood supply aspectsDermomyotomeMicrobiologicalParaxial Mesoderm

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Mesoderm

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A Somitic Compartment of Tendon Progenitors
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dynamic expression and essential functions of Hes7 in somite segmentation.
The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) gene Hes7, a putative Notch effector, encodes a transcriptional repressor. Here, we found that… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Noggin-mediated antagonism of BMP signaling is required for growth and patterning of the neural tube and somite.
Embryonic patterning in vertebrates is dependent upon the balance of inductive signals and their specific antagonists. We show… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Eph Family Transmembrane Ligands Can Mediate Repulsive Guidance of Trunk Neural Crest Migration and Motor Axon Outgrowth
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Overexpression of cadherins and underexpression of β-catenin inhibit dorsal mesoderm induction in early Xenopus embryos
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Two myogenic lineages within the developing somite.
It is well known that the muscles of the vertebrate body are derived from the somite. Precursor cells within the somite proper… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Targeted inactivation of the muscle regulatory gene Myf-5 results in abnormal rib development and perinatal death
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The midbrain-hindbrain phenotype of Wnt-1− Wnt-1− mice results from stepwise deletion of engrailed-expressing cells by 9.5 days postcoitum
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
The murine and Drosophila homeobox gene complexes have common features of organization and expression
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Vital dye mapping of the gastrula and neurula of Xenopus laevis: I. Prospective areas and morphogenetic movements of the superficial layer
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