"Somites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Paired, segmented masses of MESENCHYME located on either side of the developing spinal cord (neural tube). Somites derive from PARAXIAL MESODERM and continue to increase in number during ORGANOGENESIS. Somites give rise to SKELETON (sclerotome); MUSCLES (myotome); and DERMIS (dermatome).
| Descriptor ID |
D019170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.504.660.750
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somites" by people in Profiles.
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Pickett EA, Olsen GS, Tallquist MD. Disruption of PDGFRalpha-initiated PI3K activation and migration of somite derivatives leads to spina bifida. Development. 2008 Feb; 135(3):589-98.
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Leise WF, Mueller PR. Inhibition of the cell cycle is required for convergent extension of the paraxial mesoderm during Xenopus neurulation. Development. 2004 Apr; 131(8):1703-15.