myosin and actin during gastrulation (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

myosin and actin during gastrulation

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The experimental image shows two proteins -- myosin (cyan) and actin (red) -- in a chick embryo during gastrulation, highlighting the main body axes and the dominant force-generating regions (cyan).

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Guillermo Serrano Najera

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