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The somite segmentation clock: It takes a licking and keeps on ticking
Author(s) -
Kiefer Julie C.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
developmental dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.634
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1097-0177
pISSN - 1058-8388
DOI - 10.1002/dvdy.20249
Subject(s) - somite , biology , segmentation , licking , anatomy , genetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , embryonic stem cell , endocrinology , gene
Abstract This primer describes molecular mechanisms critical for somite segmentation clock function. In addition, two investigators of the segmentation clock, Olivier Pourquié, and Yun‐Jin Jiang, give their perspectives on current research and on the future of the field. Developmental Dynamics 232:519–523, 2005. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.