Surprisingly simple mechanical behavior of a complex embryonic tissue.

Previous studies suggest that mechanical feedback could coordinate morphogenetic events in embryos. Furthermore, embryonic tissues have complex structure and composition and undergo large deformations during morphogenesis. Hence we expect highly non-linear and loading-rate dependent tissue mechanica...

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Main Authors: Michelangelo von Dassow, James A Strother, Lance A Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3011006?pdf=render