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morphogenesis
Thursday 10 July 2003
Definition: The coming into being of form. Morphogenesis involves coordinated proliferation, differentiation and spatial distribution of cells.
Types
branching morphogenesis
tubular morphogenesis
By organs
renal morphogenesis in renal development
pulmonary morphogenesis in pulmonary development
biliohepatic morphogenesis in biliohepatic development
Anomalies
dysmorphogenesis
See also
organogenesis
molecular morphogenesis
Open references
Computational models for mechanics of morphogenesis.
Wyczalkowski MA, Chen Z, Filas BA, Varner VD, Taber LA.
Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2012 Jun;96(2):132-52.
doi : 10.1002/bdrc.21013 Review.
PMID: 22692887 (free)
References
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Lecaudey V, Gilmour D. Organizing moving groups during morphogenesis. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2006 Feb;18(1):102-7. PMID: 16352429
Hardin J, Walston T. Models of morphogenesis: the mechanisms and mechanics of cell rearrangement. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2004 Aug;14(4):399-406. PMID: 15261656
Martinez-Frias ML, Frias JL, Opitz JM. Errors of morphogenesis and developmental field theory. Am J Med Genet. 1998 Apr 1;76(4):291-6. PMID: 9545092