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Closure of the squid cornea: A muscular basis for embryonic tissue movement

✍ Scribed by Arnold, John M.


Book ID
102891424
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
950 KB
Volume
232
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-104X

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✦ Synopsis


The squid cornea is derived from epithelial tissue behind the eyeball. The future cornea is pulled over the developing eyeball by contraction of muscle cells which develop just behind the leading edge. Treatment with cytochalasin B or colchicine does not stop this embryonic tissue movement, suggesting that the muscle is the main motive force in corneal closure.