Cranial motor axon projections are guided by diffusible cues and aided by guideposts, such as nerve exit points, glial cells and muscle ... Figure 4: Patterns of neural crest migration and ...

Seminal findings made in the chick include the discovery of the neural crest, the cellular movements of gastrulation, and the genetic control of left–right asymmetry (1). Each of the embryologic ...

To answer this question, Dr. Barriga and his team identified an enzyme known as voltage-sensitive phosphatase 1 (Vsp1) found in neural crest cells. Due to the versatile structure of Vsp1, it ...