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Review
. 2004 Mar 23;14(6):R239-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.056.

Embryonic axes: the long and short of it in the mouse

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Embryonic axes: the long and short of it in the mouse

Patrick P L Tam. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Contrary to conventional wisdom, recent studies indicate that, during mouse development, the embryo's anterior-posterior axis shifts from the shorter transverse axis to the orthogonal longer one as the shape of the pre-gastrula-stage embryo is remodelled.

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