Clarified mechanism of rotation of node cilia

Monday, January 4, 2016 - 08:33 in Biology & Nature

Our bodies look symmetrical, but most internal organs are asymmetric in shape or in position. In mouse embryos, a model animal that is closest to humans, cell groups, which are a source of organs, are symmetrical, but become asymmetric some 8 days after fertilization.

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