Somites
"Somites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Paired, segmented masses of MESENCHYME located on either side of the developing spinal cord (neural tube). Somites derive from PARAXIAL MESODERM and continue to increase in number during ORGANOGENESIS. Somites give rise to SKELETON (sclerotome); MUSCLES (myotome); and DERMIS (dermatome).
| Descriptor ID |
D019170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.504.660.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somites" by people in Profiles.
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Kulesa PM, Lefcort F, Kasemeier-Kulesa JC. The migration of autonomic precursor cells in the embryo. Auton Neurosci. 2009 Nov 17; 151(1):3-9.
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Kulesa PM, Schnell S, Rudloff S, Baker RE, Maini PK. From segment to somite: segmentation to epithelialization analyzed within quantitative frameworks. Dev Dyn. 2007 Jun; 236(6):1392-402.
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Kulesa PM, Fraser SE. Cell dynamics during somite boundary formation revealed by time-lapse analysis. Science. 2002 Nov 01; 298(5595):991-5.
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Vivian JL, Olson EN, Klein WH. Thoracic skeletal defects in myogenin- and MRF4-deficient mice correlate with early defects in myotome and intercostal musculature. Dev Biol. 2000 Aug 01; 224(1):29-41.