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FIG. 6. Model of Xenopus neural crest induction. (A) The underlying axial mesoderm (AX) induces neural plate in ectoderm. Lateral neural plate interacts with the nonneural ectoderm to form neural crest cells in the neural folds region. (B) The underlying paraxial mesoderm (PX) induces/modifies lateral neural plate. Modified lateral neural plate interacts with the nonneural ectoderm to form neural crest cells in the neural folds region. (C) The underlying PX directly induces neural crest in the overlying cells of the neural folds region. Image published in: Bonstein L et al. (1998) Copyright © 1998. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, Elsevier B. V. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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