May the force be with you.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29687781.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.36662 and PMC identifier 5915173.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Understanding the coordination of the forces generated in embryos by two processes, convergent extension and convergent thickening, is key to understanding how a hollow sphere of cells develops into an elongated embryo.
Medical subject headings
- Gastrula
- Xenopus laevis