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Cell Grafting and Labeling in Postimplantation Mouse Embryos

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Molecular Embryology

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 97))

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Fate mapping experiments provide direct information on the differentiation pathways normally taken by cells or tissues during embryogenesis. Systematic analyses of the developmental fate of cell populations localized in different parts of the embryo enables the construction of fate maps. A comparison of the expression pattern of lineage-specific genes and the fate map allows the identification of precursor tissue for cell lineages well before definitive histogenesis takes place. The ability to trace the early lineage history of cells greatly facilitates the elucidation of the forces and processes which lead to the specification of cell lineages and the determination (or commitment) of cell fate. The knowledge of cell fate may also assist the interpretation of the phenotype of mutant embryos produced either by spontaneous mutation or by gene knockout experiments.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Embryology Unit, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Wentworthville, Australia

    Gabriel A. Quinlan & Patrick P. L. Tam

  2. National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK

    Paul A. Trainor

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  1. Dental and Medical Schools of Guy’s, King’s, and St. Thomas’s Hospitals, King’s College, London, UK

    Paul T. Sharpe  & Ivor Mason  & 

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Quinlan, G.A., Trainor, P.A., Tam, P.P.L. (1999). Cell Grafting and Labeling in Postimplantation Mouse Embryos. In: Sharpe, P.T., Mason, I. (eds) Molecular Embryology. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 97. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-270-8:41

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  • Publisher Name: Humana Press, Totowa, NJ

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