A mechanical model of early somite segmentation
Priyom Adhyapok, Agnieszka Piątkowska, Michael J. Norman, Sherry G. Clendenon, Claudio D. Stern, James A. Glazier, Julio M. Belmonte
Abstract
ratio determines whether this mechanism produces spatially and temporally regular or irregular segments, and whether segment size increases with the front speed.
Topics & Concepts
SomiteSomitogenesisParaxial mesodermContractilityAnatomyMesodermSegmentationBiophysicsBiologyChemistryEmbryoCell biologyComputer scienceEmbryogenesisEmbryonic stem cellGeneticsArtificial intelligenceEndocrinologyGeneDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationCongenital heart defects researchCellular Mechanics and Interactions