Organizers, Embryonic
| Definition: |
The regions within an embryo that control development and differentiation. In AMPHIBIA, the organizer forms at the dorsal-most lip of the blastopore during gastrulation and is named after its discoverer, Hans Spemann. |
| Also Called: |
Hensen Node,Spemann Organizer |
| Previously Indexed: |
Embryonic Induction (1990-1999) |
Organizers, Embryonic Definitions and Terms
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