How Embryo Movement Stimulates Joint Formation

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 08:29 in Biology & Nature

A new study uncovers a molecular mechanism that explains why joints fail to develop in embryos with paralyzed limbs. The research answers a longstanding question about the influence of muscle activity on developing joints and underscores the critical contribution of movement to regulation of a signaling pathway that is important during development and beyond.

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