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Science 19 September 2008:
Vol. 321. no. 5896, pp. 1641 - 1642
DOI: 10.1126/science.1164583
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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY:
Apoptosis Turbocharges Epithelial Morphogenesis

Lance A. Davidson

Mechanical forces that contribute to tissue movement during animal morphogenesis may include those generated by cell death during development.

Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. E-mail: lad43+{at}pitt.edu

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