Models of biological pattern formation: Common mechanism in plant and animal development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-124

  Meinhardt, Hans ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene activation; Hydra; Models; Pattern formation; Phyllotaxis; Segmentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO INDUCTION; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; GENE ACTIVATION; INSECT; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MOLLUSC; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLLUSCA; PLANTS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0029940496     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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