No strings attached: new insights into epithelial morphogenesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The dramatic ingression of tissue sheets that accompanies many morphogenetic processes, most notably gastrulation, has been largely attributed to contractile circum-apical actomyosin 'purse-strings' in the infolding cells. Recent studies, however, inclu...

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Main Author: Davidson Lance A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/105