"Gastrula" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The developmental stage that follows BLASTULA or BLASTOCYST. It is characterized by the morphogenetic cell movements including invagination, ingression, and involution. Gastrulation begins with the formation of the PRIMITIVE STREAK, and ends with the formation of three GERM LAYERS, the body plan of the mature organism.
| Descriptor ID |
D005775
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.441
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| Concept/Terms |
Primitive Gut- Primitive Gut
- Gut, Primitive
- Guts, Primitive
- Primitive Guts
- Archenteron
- Archenterons
- Gastrocoele
- Gastrocoeles
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastrula" by people in Profiles.
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Shook DR, Kasprowicz EM, Davidson LA, Keller R. Large, long range tensile forces drive convergence during Xenopus blastopore closure and body axis elongation. Elife. 2018 03 13; 7.
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D?lot EC, Bahamonde ME, Zhao M, Lyons KM. BMP signaling is required for septation of the outflow tract of the mammalian heart. Development. 2003 Jan; 130(1):209-20.
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Radice G, Lee JJ, Costantini F. H beta 58, an insertional mutation affecting early postimplantation development of the mouse embryo. Development. 1991 Mar; 111(3):801-11.