Molecular control of macroscopic forces drives formation of the vertebrate hindgut

Molecular control of macroscopic forces drives formation of the vertebrate hindgut

Molecular control of macroscopic forces drives formation of the vertebrate hindgut, Published online: 16 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0865-9

Cell-labelling experiments are used to demonstrate that the hindgut in the chick embryo is formed by cells moving through the stationary caudal intestinal portal as a result of a contractile force gradient directed by fibroblast growth factor signalling.

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