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Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:09Mouse Embryo Collection
- 02:03Palate Dissection and Culture
- 03:38Results: The Effects of Nicotine Treatment on Murine Palatal Fusion
- 04:30Conclusion
Studies of palate development are motivated by the incidence of cleft palate, a birth defect that imposes a tremendous health burden and can leave lasting disfigurement. We demonstrate here a technique to culture palatal shelves that can be used to study different signaling pathways involved in palatal development and fusion.
