Expression of the prospective mesoderm genes twist, snail, and mef2 in penaeid shrimp
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In penaeid shrimp, mesoderm forms from two sources: naupliar mesoderm founder cells, which invaginate during gastrulation, and posterior mesodermal stem cells called mesoteloblasts, which undergo characteristic teloblastic divisions. The primordial mesotelobla... ...
