Formation and disappearance of the Parthenon-like structure (VIDEO)

University of Tokyo

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Cuboidal epithelial cells extend pillarlike cell processes to form the Parthenon-like structure. Then, the cell processes retract and the Parthenon-like structure is resolved.

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Tetsuya Kojima, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

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