Specification of sensory neurons in the tunicate larva


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S8-6  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 11:00  Specification of sensory neurons in the tunicate larva STOLFI, Alberto; Georgia Institute of Technology alberto.stolfi@biosci.gatech.edu http://tunicates.org

Recent studies in our closest invertebrate relatives, the tunicates, have refined our models of vertebrate evolution. Here we present our latest findings and most up-to-date summary of other work on the specification of the sensory pathways of the tunicate larval tail, with implications for our understanding of the evolutionary history of vertebrate hair cells and neural crest.

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