References & Links
Useful Websites
https://template.bio.warwick.ac.uk/staff/rold/background.htm- Useful overview with good images.
https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nl68Nc_Dlc - Good video of development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenopus - Overview of Xenopus
https://www.gastrulation.org/ - Overview of Gastrulation
Other Sources
Further Reading
R Maeda, A Kobayashi, R Sekine, JJ Lin, H Kung and M Maeno (1997)
Xmsx-1 modifies mesodermal tissue pattern along dorsoventral axis in Xenopus laevis embryo, Development
Alin Vonica and Barry M. Gumbiner (2007)
The Xenopus Nieuwkoop centre and Spemann-Mangold organizer share molcular components and a requirement for maternal Wnt activity, Developmental Biology
J Schmidt, V Francois, E Bier and D Kimelman (1995)
Drosophila short gastrulation induces an ectopic axis in Xenopus: evidence for conserved mechanisms of dorsal-ventral patterning, Development
Janet Heasman, Matt Kofron and Chris Wylie, (2000)
βCatenin Signaling Activity Dissected in the Early Xenopus Embryo: A Novel Antisense Approach, Developmental Biology