How Are the Sizes of Cells, Organs, and Bodies Controlled?
Open Access
- 22 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Biology
- Vol. 1 (3) , e86-E86
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000086
Abstract
Although we know much about the control of pattern formation and cell differentiation during development, the nature of the controls that regulate size are only poorly understood.Keywords
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