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Eyal-Giladi and Kochav Stage 6 - Cleavage Stage

EGK-VI (10-11 hours uterine age).
Entire cytoplasmic mass of disc now cleaved on both surfaces.
Cells form epithelial sheet of uniform thickness.
Embryo now called blastoderm.

Ontology

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References

  1. H. Eyal-Giladi and S. Kochav
    From cleavage to primitive streak formation: A complementary normal table and a new look at the first stages of the development of the chick : I. General morphology
    Developmental Biology, Volume 49, Issue 2, April 1976, Pages 321-337

  2. V. Hamburger and H.L. Hamilton
    A series of normal stages in the development of the chick embryo
    Journal of Morphology, 1951, Volume 88, Pages 49-92 (reprinted in Developmental Dynamics, December 1992, Volume 195, Issue 4, pages 231-72)

  3. R. Bellairs and M. Osmond
    The Atlas of Chick Development
    Academic Press, ISBN 0-12-084790-6, 1998

  4. C.D. Stern and P.W.H. Holland (Ed.s)
    Essential Developmental Biology: A Practical Approach
    Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-963423-8, 1993

  5. M.A.J. Selleck and C.D. Stern
    Fate mapping and cell lineage analysis of Hensen's node in the chick embryo
    Development, Volume 112, Pages 615-626, 1991