Multicellular computer simulation of morphogenesis: Blastocoel roof thinning and matrix assembly in Xenopus laevis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 210-222

  Longo, Diane ^a   Peirce, Shayn M ^a,b   Skalak, Thomas C ^a   Davidson, Lance ^b,c   Marsden, Mungo ^c   Dzamba, Bette ^c   Desimone, Douglas W ^c  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocoel roof; Cellular automata; Computational model; Epiboly; Fibronectin; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 2942609142     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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