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Fig. 4. Polarisation of cells in convergent extension of vertebrate embryos. Simplified scheme of convergent extension in the mesoderm of Xenopus during gastrulation. Cells become polarised in a bipolar fashion on the mediolateral axis and intercalate, such that they converge together on the mediolateral axis and the tissue extends on the anteroposterior axis.