Developmental Biology

  1. Morphogenesis and Tissue Formation
    1. Cellular Mechanisms
      1. Cell Adhesion
        1. Cadherin-Mediated Adhesion
          1. Integrin-Matrix Interactions
            1. Differential Adhesion
            2. Cell Migration
              1. Guidance Cues
                1. Cytoskeletal Dynamics
                  1. Collective Migration
                  2. Cell Shape Changes
                    1. Apical Constriction
                      1. Cell Elongation
                        1. Cytoskeletal Remodeling
                        2. Programmed Cell Death
                          1. Apoptosis Pathways
                            1. Tissue Sculpting
                              1. Developmental Timing
                              2. Cell Proliferation Control
                                1. Cell Cycle Regulation
                                  1. Growth Factor Signaling
                                    1. Contact Inhibition
                                  2. Tissue Morphogenesis
                                    1. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
                                      1. Molecular Mechanisms
                                        1. Transcription Factors
                                          1. Signaling Pathways
                                          2. Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition
                                            1. Reverse Process
                                              1. Organ Formation
                                              2. Branching Morphogenesis
                                                1. Branching Mechanisms
                                                  1. Signaling Control
                                                    1. Examples in Development
                                                    2. Cavitation
                                                      1. Lumen Formation
                                                        1. Apoptosis Role
                                                          1. Epithelial Polarization
                                                          2. Folding and Invagination
                                                            1. Neural Tube Formation
                                                              1. Gut Tube Formation
                                                                1. Mechanical Forces

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                                                            7. Organogenesis