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The anterior visceral endoderm—turning heads
Author(s) -
Srinivas Shankar
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
genesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.093
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1526-968X
pISSN - 1526-954X
DOI - 10.1002/dvg.20249
Subject(s) - endoderm , context (archaeology) , anatomy , embryogenesis , embryo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryonic stem cell , genetics , paleontology , gene
The Anterior Visceral Endoderm is an extraembryonic tissue that plays a pivotal role during embryogenesis, being responsible for the proper orientation of the anterior‐posterior axis of the embryo and for appropriate pattering of adjacent embryonic tissue. In this review I discuss the formation and migration of the AVE, and attempt to place some recent findings in the context of a working model. genesis 44:565–572, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.