Tissue absence initiates regeneration through Follistatin-mediated inhibition of Activin signaling

Regeneration is widespread, but mechanisms that activate regeneration remain mysterious. Planarians are capable of whole-body regeneration and mount distinct molecular responses to wounds that result in tissue absence and those that do not. A major question is how these distinct responses are activa...

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Main Authors: Gavino, Michael A. (Contributor), Wenemoser, Danielle (Contributor), Wang, Irving E. (Contributor), Reddien, Peter (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd., 2014-03-20T16:23:33Z.
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