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primordium

[prahy-mawr-dee-uhm] / praɪˈmɔr di əm /


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These embryonic pluripotent cells within the facial primordium -- the early development form -- may be necessary for forming proper facial structures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

The current study found that the cells in the primordium instead activate RhoA in pulses in the front of the cells where it does two jobs.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Published online December 13 in Current Biology, the new work reveals how the cells in the primordium use a protein called RhoA to trigger forces that move the group into place in the developing embryo.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

"Our findings suggest that RhoA-induced actin flow on the basal sides of cells constitutes the motor that pulls the primordium forward, a scenario that likely underlies the movement of many cell groups," added Dr. Knaut.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Liceat hoc nobis primordium vegetale nominare; nempe substantiam quandam corpoream vitam habentem potentiâ; vel quoddam per se existens, quod aptum sit, in vegetativam formam, ab interno principio operante, mutari.

From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Huxley, Thomas Henry




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