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Rise of the source–sink model

Alexander F. Schier and Daniel Needleman
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Alexander F. Schier: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 0218, USA. schier@mcb.harvard.edu
Daniel Needleman: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 0218, USA. schier@mcb.harvard.edu

Nature, 2009, vol. 461, issue 7263, 480-481

Abstract: Gradients of signalling molecules dictate where specific cell types form in developing tissues, but how these gradients are set up is much debated. A model proposed 40 years ago by Francis Crick may provide an answer.

Date: 2009
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