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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Smith CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3011266 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell adhesion & migration 20101001 4
Activation of platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors causes context-dependent cellular responses, including proliferation and migration, and studies in model organisms have demonstrated that this receptor family (PDGFRα and PDGFRβ) is required in many mesenchymal and migratory cell populations during embryonic development. One of these migratory cell populations is the neural crest, which forms cranial bone and mesenchyme, sympathetic neurons and ganglia, melanocytes, and smooth muscle. ...[more]