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In vitro analysis suggests that difference in cell movement during direct interaction can generate various pigment patterns in vivo.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Feb 2014
Yamanaka Hiroaki, Kondo Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
Pigment patterns of organisms have invoked strong interest from not only biologists but also, scientists in many other fields. Zebrafish is a useful model animal for studying the mechanism of pigment pattern formation. The zebrafish stripe pattern is primarily two types of pigment cells: melanophores and xanthophores. Previous studies have reported that interactions among these pigment cells are important for...
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