Morphomechanics: Goals, basic experiments and models

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 81-92

  Beloussov, Lev V ^a   Grabovsky, Vassily I ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Developmental feedback; Mechanical stress; Morphogenesis; Morphogenetic model

Indexed keywords

CELL MOTION; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENSION;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 33646356489     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.052056lb     Document Type: Review

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