Analysis of cranial neural folds/plates from Hamburger & Hamilton stage 8 (HH8) embryos. Neural crest cells are a transient stem cell-like population appearing during vertebrate embryonic development. Results provide insight into molecular mechanisms underlying generation of cranial neural crest.
Endo Y, Ishiwata-Endo H, Yamada KM. Extracellular matrix protein anosmin promotes neural crest formation and regulates FGF, BMP, and WNT activities. Dev Cell 2012 Aug 14;23(2):305-16. PMID: 22898776
