The key to left-right asymmetry.
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Abstract
Establishment of left-right asymmetry in vertebrates involves cilia as essential components in the breaking of symmetry, an asymmetric signaling cascade, and a midline barrier that helps to maintain asymmetry. A new study suggests that a reaction-diffusion mechanism also plays a key role.
Medical subject headings
- Body Patterning
- Morphogenesis
- Signal Transduction