Left–right (L–R) asymmetry is required for normal development, but how can symmetry arise in an embryo with L–R polarity? Three groups independently show that symmetry in the somites — which give rise ...

Somitogenesis is the process by which somites are formed during embryogenesis. Somitomeres are formed first, which are essentially segmented blocks of tissue that differentiate to form the skeletal ...

In vertebrates the repeated metameric pattern of the axial skeleton is evident early, demonstrated by the serially repeated segments known as somites. Somites are blocks of mesodermal tissue that ...

The role of fibroblast growth factor in the embryonic process of somitogenesis, an event required for vertebrae formation, has been demonstrated. The team successfully characterized and verified the ...

The Stowers Institute’s Pourquié Lab has demonstrated the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) in the embryonic process of somitogenesis, an event required for vertebrae formation, in a paper posted ...