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SUBMITTER: Long KR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6367132 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Long Katherine R KR Huttner Wieland B WB
Open biology 20190101 1
During development, both cells and tissues must acquire the correct shape to allow their proper function. This is especially relevant in the nervous system, where the shape of individual cell processes, such as the axons and dendrites, and the shape of entire tissues, such as the folding of the neocortex, are highly specialized. While many aspects of neural development have been uncovered, there are still several open questions concerning the mechanisms governing cell and tissue shape. In this r ...[more]