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Is the vertebrate head segmented?—evolutionary and developmental considerations

Because of its basal position on the phylogenetic tree of vertebrates, the lamprey embryo would be expected to exhibit segmental head mesoderm. Recent observations, however, show that the lamprey does not have any somite-like segments in the head. Coelomic head cavities that are most conspicuous in...

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Autor principal: Kuratani, Shigeru
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20607133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icn015