STEPWISE PARTICIPATION OF HGF/MET SIGNALING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIGRATORY MUSCLE PRECURSORS DURING VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION

Stepwise participation of HGF/MET signaling in the development of migratory muscle precursors during vertebrate evolution

Abstract Background The skeletal musculature of gnathostomes, which is derived from embryonic somites, CLIPPERS consists of epaxial and hypaxial portions.Some hypaxial muscles, such as tongue and limb muscles, undergo de-epithelialization and migration during development.Delamination and migration of these myoblasts, or migratory muscle precursors

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New Lepidium (Brassicaceae) from New Zealand

A revision of the New Zealand endemic Lepidium oleraceum and allied species is presented.Sixteen species are recognised, 10 of these are new.The new species are segregated on the basis of morphological characters supported by molecular data obtained from three DNA markers (two rDNA and one cpDNA).One species, L.castellanum sp.nov., is endemic to Mi

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