Bird embryo provides unique insights into development related to cancer, wound healing

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

Avian embryos could join the list of model organisms used to study a specific type of cell migration called epiboly, thanks to the results of a study published this month in the journal Developmental Dynamics. The new study provides insights into the mechanisms of epiboly, a developmental process involving mass movement of cells as a sheet, which is linked with medical conditions that include wound healing and cancer.

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