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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:45Introduction
- 01:15Preparing the Host Embryo for New Culture
- 02:01Explanting the Donor Embryo in Saline
- 03:00Labeling, Excising and Transplanting the Donor Graft
- 05:29Securing the Graft and Culturing the Host Embryo
- 06:56Photooxidise the Graft Under Fluorescence and Follow with Embryo Processing
- 09:21Representative Results/Outcome
- 10:35Conclusion
Neural induction is the first step in the formation of the brain. It is a mechanism by which Hensen's node (organizer), instructs adjacent tissue to adopt a neural fate, i.e. to give rise to the nervous system. This video demonstrates an assay for neural induction in chick embryo.
