Before programs: The physical origination of multicellular forms

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 289-299

  Newman, Stuart A ^a   Forgacs, Gabor ^b   Müller, Gerd B ^c  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canalization; Differential adhesion; Epigenetic determinant; Generative entrenchment; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURFACE; DIFFUSION; EDIACARAN; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; METAZOON; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION;

METAZOA;

EID: 33646354415     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.052049sn     Document Type: Article

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