Development of the gut in Xenopus laevis
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Andrew D. Chalmers; Jonathan M.W. Slack
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The lining of the gut, together with the pancreas, liver, gall bladder, and respiratory system, is formed from the endoderm. The gut also contains smooth muscle and connective tissue of mesodermal origin. The amphibian Xenopus laevis is potentially an excellent model organism for studying how the ce