Make No Bones about It: Long Bones Scale Isometrically.
Long bones are far from being simple cylinders, so how is the relative positioning of their various features maintained during growth? A new study shows that growth is isometric and that drift from the correct position is minimized. Read the Research Article.
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4524612?pdf=render |