Synthetic morphology: Prospects for engineered, self-constructing anatomies

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 707-719

  Davies, Jamie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Synthetic biology; Synthetic morphology; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SYNTHETIC MORPHOLOGY; THEORY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOARTIFICIAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HORMONES; HUMANS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 44649098831     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00896.x     Document Type: Review

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