Epiboly - like pulling a hat over your head. (VIDEO)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

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Epiboly - like pulling a hat over your head. The yolk is getting covered from above by a layer of cells. The protein keratin has been labeled with a green fluorescent dye. The process is shown in the left image from a greater distance (scale bar: 100 µm) and in the right image at a magnified view (scale bar: 25 µm).

 

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