The non-proliferative nature of ascidian folliculogenesis as a model of highly ordered cellular topology distinct from proliferative epithelia.

Previous studies have addressed why and how mono-stratified epithelia adopt a polygonal topology. One major additional, and yet unanswered question is how the frequency of different cell shapes is achieved and whether the same distribution applies between non-proliferative and proliferative epitheli...

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Main Authors: Karim Azzag, Yoann Chelin, François Rousset, Emilie Le Goff, Camille Martinand-Mari, Anne-Marie Martinez, Bernard Maurin, Martine Daujat-Chavanieu, Nelly Godefroy, Julien Averseng, Paul Mangeat, Stephen Baghdiguian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4441440?pdf=render