What is Shaped Bottle Embryo?
Oct 08,2022
A shaped bottle embryo is a type of embryo that forms during gastrulation. The embryo contains a cluster of cells known as bottle cells that surround the central round cell. The embryo develops along an anterior-posterior axis. Its posterior end points towards the viewer. It is a recognizable feature of the Xenopus embryo. The embryos were kept in rotating glass bottles which provided oxygen and atmospheric pressure. The biggest challenge was keeping the pressure consistent so that the embryos ......
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