| Range |
~100 Cells
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| Organism |
Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Reference |
Kormish JD, Gaudet J, McGhee JD. Development of the C. elegans digestive tract. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2010 Aug20(4):346-54.PubMed ID20570129
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| Primary Source |
Sulston JE, Schierenberg E, White JG, Thomson JN. The embryonic cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev Biol. 1983 Nov100(1):64-119.PubMed ID6684600
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| Comments |
The C. elegans digestive tract consists of distinct anatomical
and functional modules (‘organs’), derived from four
distinct embryonic cell lineages (Figure 1): anterior and
posterior pharynx (57 cells from ABa 38 cells from MS),
intestine (20 cells from E), and rectum (11 cells from
ABp) (primary source). Note-this adds up to 126 cells, not a hundred: discrepancy unclear. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107083 |