primordium
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These embryonic pluripotent cells within the facial primordium -- the early development form -- may be necessary for forming proper facial structures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
Published online December 13 in Current Biology, the new work reveals how the cells in the primordium use a protein called RhoA to trigger forces that move the group into place in the developing embryo.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
"Our findings suggest that RhoA-induced actin flow on the basal sides of cells constitutes the motor that pulls the primordium forward, a scenario that likely underlies the movement of many cell groups," added Dr. Knaut.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
The current study found that the cells in the primordium instead activate RhoA in pulses in the front of the cells where it does two jobs.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
These pits are not isolated, but are connected by an ectodermal ridge, which grows in at the margin of the mantle and forms a continuous band somewhat resembling the ectodermal primordium of vertebrate teeth.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
