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Early Gastrula Subduction Behaviors Generates Tension in Lateral Marginal Zone (LMZ) Explants Apical constriction can pull: A. mexicanum LMZ “Tractor Pull” Animal edge of free coverslip fragment edge of attached coverslip fragment Onset of apical constriction
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Early Gastrula Subduction Behaviors Generates Tension in Lateral Marginal Zone (LMZ) Explants
Apical constriction can pull: A. mexicanum LMZ “Tractor Pull” Animal edge of free coverslip fragment edge of attached coverslip fragment Onset of apical constriction = initial lateral blastopore Vegetal 100 minutes/second; 7 hours elapsed time
Handle Explant Sled XYZ pos CS Probe … And I Can Measure that Force Schematic for LMZ explant in Tractor Pull assay View from Apical side of Ambystoma AC explant in Tractor Pull assay