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SUBMITTER: Rost F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4213178 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rost Fabian F Eugster Christina C Schröter Christian C Oates Andrew C AC Brusch Lutz L
The Journal of experimental biology 20140929 Pt 21
The muscle segments of fish have a folded shape, termed a chevron, which is thought to be optimal for the undulating body movements of swimming. However, the mechanism shaping the chevron during embryogenesis is not understood. Here, we used time-lapse microscopy of developing zebrafish embryos spanning the entire somitogenesis period to quantify the dynamics of chevron shape development. By comparing such time courses with the start of movements in wildtype zebrafish and analysing immobile muta ...[more]