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Date publication
décembre 2017
Journal
Development (Cambridge, England)
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr RIVELINE Daniel
Tous les auteurs :
Graner F, Riveline D
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
In two chapters of his book , D'Arcy Thompson used numerous biological and physical observations to show how principles from mathematics and physics - such as pressure differences, surface tension and viscosity - could explain cell shapes and packing within tissues. In this Review, we depict influences that enabled the genesis of his ideas, report examples of his visionary observations and trace his impact over the past 100 years. Recently, his ideas have been revisited as a new field of research emerged, linking cell-level physics with epithelial tissue structure and development. We critically discuss the potential and the limitations of both Thompson's and the modern approaches.
Mots clés
Animals, Biophysical Phenomena, Cell Aggregation, Cell Shape, Developmental Biology, Humans, Models, Biological, Morphogenesis
Référence
Development. 2017 12 1;144(23):4226-4237
