title: Development of cranial placodes: insights from studies in chick.
abstract: This review focuses on how research, using chick as a model system, has contributed to our knowledge regarding the development of cranial placodes. This review highlights when and how molecular signaling events regulate early specification of placodal progenitor cells, as well as the development of individual placodes including morphological movements. In addition, we briefly describe various techniques used in chick that are important for studies in cell and developmental biology.
authors.affiliation: Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Vijay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jidigam
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gunhaga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development; D004475:Ectoderm / Q000166:cytology; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D005123:Eye / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D054258:Neural Plate / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology; D012886:Skull / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000166:cytology