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Segregation and early dispersal of neural crest cells in the embryonic zebrafish

Authors
Raible, D.W., Wood, A., Hodsdon, W., Henion, P.D., Weston, J.A., and Eisen, J.S.
ID
ZDB-PUB-961014-919
Date
1992
Source
Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists   195: 29-42 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Eisen, Judith S., Henion, Paul, Raible, David, Weston, James A.
Keywords
Cell migration, Basal lamina, Teleost, Brachydanio rerio
MeSH Terms
  • Neural Crest*
  • Peripheral Nerves/embryology*
  • Cell Movement
  • Zebrafish/embryology*
  • Animals
PubMed
1292751 Full text @ Dev. Dyn.
Abstract
We have exploited our ability to visualize and follow individual cells in situ, in the living embryo, to study the development of trunk neural crest in the embryonic zebrafish. In most respects, the development of zebrafish trunk neural crest is similar to the development of trunk neural crest in other species: zebrafish trunk neural crest cells segregate from the dorsal neural keel in a rostrocaudal sequence, migrate ventrally along two pathways, and give rise to neurons of the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells, and pigment cells. However, some aspects of the development of zebrafish trunk neural crest differ from those of other vertebrates: zebrafish trunk neural crest cells are significantly larger and fewer in number than those in avian embryos and the locations of their migratory pathways are slightly different. This initial description of neural crest development in the zebrafish embryo provides the foundation for future experimental studies.
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Citation
Raible, D.W., Wood, A., Hodsdon, W., Henion, P.D., Weston, J.A., and Eisen, J.S. (1992) Segregation and early dispersal of neural crest cells in the embryonic zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 195:29-42.