The wisdom of the body: Future techniques and approaches to morphogenetic fields in regenerative medicine, developmental biology and cancer

Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 667-673

  Levin, Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioelectricity; birth defect; developmental biology; morphogenetic field; patterning; regeneration; regenerative medicine; repair

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; MORPHOGENESIS; NEOPLASMS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 82955161656     PISSN: 17460751     EISSN: 1746076X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/rme.11.69     Document Type: Review

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