Int. J. Dev. Biol. Vol. 50, No. 4 (2006) pp. 405-412 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
   © 2006 UBC Press



The Dynamic Nature of Mollusc Egg Surface Architecture and its Relation to the Microtubule Network

by Sheena. E. B. Tyler* and Susan.J. Kimber


S1: 2 cell stage.
Association of microtubule network with surface region.
58 sections. [ S1 movie 2652K ]
S2: 8-cell formation.
Radiation of spindle and astral microtubules out from animal pole region.
37 sections. [S2 movie 1447K ]
S3: 16-cell stage formation.
Spindle microtubules (spanning 1q1 and 1q2 cells) associating with surface region.
50 sections. [S3 movie 2010K ]
S4: 16-cell stage leading to 20-cell formation.
Interconnection of microtubular network throughout the embryo.
72 sections. [ S4 movie 3306K ]
S5: Field-induced aberrant multipolar spindles of 2-cell stage embryos.
46 sections. [ S5 movie 2143K ]