Induction and the Organization of the Body Plan in Xenopus Development

Models of biological pattern formation

1982 • 1,851 citations

The bicoid protein determines position in the Drosophila embryo in a concentration-dependent manner

1988 • 1,022 citations

Mesoderm induction in early Xenopus embryos by heparin-binding growth factors

1987 • 953 citations

Synergistic induction of mesoderm by FGF and TGF-β and the identification of an mRNA coding for FGF in the early xenopus embryo

1987 • 883 citations

Mesoderm Induction in Amphibians: the Role of TGF-β2-Like Factors

1988 • 452 citations

Patterns and problems of development

1941 • 423 citations

Regional expression, pattern and timing of convergence and extension during gastrulation ofXenopus laevis

1988 • 371 citations

Early cellular interactions promote embryonic axis formation in Xenopus laevis

1984 • 291 citations

Regional specification within the mesoderm of early embryos of Xenopus laevis

1987 • 286 citations

The function and mechanism of convergent extension during gastrulation of Xenopus laevis

1985 • 231 citations

Kinematics of gray crescent formation in Xenopus eggs: The displacement of subcortical cytoplasm relative to the egg surface

1986 • 230 citations

Axis determination in eggs of Xenopus laevis: A critical period before first cleavage, identified by the common effects of cold, pressure and ultraviolet irradiation

1983 • 226 citations

Purification, partial characterization and biological effects of the XTC mesoderm-inducing factor

1988 • 118 citations

Posterior expression of a homeobox gene in early Xenopus embryos

1987 • 117 citations

The principle of non-equivalence in development

1976 • 112 citations

The organization of mesodermal pattern inXenopus laevis:experiments using aXenopusmesoderm-inducing factor

1987 • 110 citations

Embryogenesis in Mammals.

1977 • 99 citations

The Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis

1986 • 82 citations

High-frequency twinning of Xenopus laevis embryos from eggs centrifuged before first cleavage

1986 • 71 citations

Properties of the primary organization field in the embryo of Xenopus laevis : II. Positional information for axial organization in embryos with two head organizers

1972 • 55 citations

Cytocortical organization during natural and prolonged mitosis of mouse 8-cell blastomeres

1988 • 53 citations

Gastrulation and larval pattern in Xenopus after blastocoelic injection of a Xenopus-derived inducing factor: Experiments testing models for the normal organization of mesoderm

1989 • 43 citations

Potentiation by the lithium ion of morphogenetic responses to a Xenopus inducing factor

1989 • 37 citations

Dynamics of the control of body pattern in the development ofXenopus laevis: II. Timing and pattern in the development of single blastomeres (presumptive lateral halves) isolated at the 2-cell stage

1985 • 16 citations

Births after a prolonged delay between oocyte recovery and fertilization in vitro

1984 • 15 citations

Properties of the primary organization field in the embryo of Xenopus laevis. 3. Retention of polarity in cell groups excised from the region of the early organizer.

1972 • 15 citations

The system specifying body position in the early development of Xenopus, and its response to early perturbations

1985 • 13 citations

Dynamics of the control of body pattern in the development of Xenopus laevis: IV. Timing and pattern in the development of twinned bodies after reorientation of eggs in gravity

1987 • 10 citations

The early amphibian embryo: Evidence for activating and for modulating or self-limiting components in a signalling system that underlies pattern formation

1989 • 4 citations