Molecular Signaling in Feather Morphogenesis

    October 2006 in “ Current opinion in cell biology ”
    Chih‐Min Lin, Ting Jiang, Randall B. Widelitz, Cheng‐Ming Chuong
    Studysummary This article reviews advances in feather development and regeneration, including pattern formation, stem cell biology, and evolution, but presents no new experimental results.
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