paraxial mesoderm

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Related to paraxial mesoderm: notochord, Intermediate mesoderm, somitic mesoderm

par·ax·i·al mes·o·derm

the mesoderm lying at either side of the midline embryonic notochord; on segmentation, it forms the paired somites.

paraxial mesoderm

Mesoderm lying immediately lateral to the neural tube and notochord.

See also: mesoderm

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Tajbakhsh et al., "Transplacental delivery of the Wnt antagonist Frzb1 inhibits development of caudal paraxial mesoderm and skeletal myogenesis in mouse embryos," Development, vol.

Current Progress and Challenges for Skeletal Muscle Differentiation from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Transgene-Free Approaches

Interestingly, there are 3 genes which, when mutated, not only affect paraxial mesoderm production in the mouse [109, 292, 298] but also result in an NTD phenotype in the mouse.

Spina Bifida: Pathogenesis, Mechanisms, and Genes in Mice and Humans

An amphioxus snail gene: expression in paraxial mesoderm and neural plate suggests a conserved role in patterning the chordate embryo.

Insights from a sea lamprey into the evolution of neural crest gene regulatory network

Vertebrates have three types of embryonic tissue not present in invertebrates: neural crest cells, ectodermic placodes, and a modified paraxial mesoderm. This triad of tissues gives rise to all the novel elements of the vertebrate head.