Mechanical properties pattern the skin
Science
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2023 Nov 24;382(6673):880.
doi: 10.1126/science.adl2004.
Epub 2023 Nov 23.
Authors
Samhita P Banavar
1
,
Celeste M Nelson
1
2
Affiliations
1
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
2
Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
PMID:
37995222
DOI:
10.1126/science.adl2004
Abstract
Morphogens induce variations in tissue mechanics to promote feather budding.
MeSH terms
Animals
Chick Embryo
Feathers* / growth & development
Mechanical Phenomena*
Morphogenesis
Skin* / growth & development