Title of article
On a Model Mechanism for the Spatial Patterning of Teeth Primordia in the Alligator
Author/Authors
Kulesa، نويسنده , , P.M. and Cruywagen، نويسنده , , G.C. and Lubkin، نويسنده , , S.R. and Main، نويسنده , , P.K. and Sneyd، نويسنده , , J. and Ferguson، نويسنده , , M.W.J. and Murray، نويسنده , , J.D.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1996
Pages
10
From page
287
To page
296
Abstract
We propose a model mechanism for the initiation and spatial positioning of teeth primordia in the alligator,Alligator mississippiensis. Detailed embryological studies by Westergaard & Ferguson (1986, 1987, 1990) show that jaw growth plays a crucial role in the developmental patterning of the tooth initiation process. Based on biological data we develop a reaction-diffusion mechanism, which crucially includes domain growth. The model can reproduce the spatial pattern development of the first seven teeth primordia in the lower half jaw ofA. mississippiensis. The results for the precise spatio-temporal sequence compare well with detailed developmental experiments.
Journal title
Journal of Theoretical Biology
Serial Year
1996
Journal title
Journal of Theoretical Biology
Record number
1532874
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