Title :
Concept of imposed gradient on embryonic development
Author_Institution :
Embryology Unit, Indian Stat. Inst., Calcutta, India
Abstract :
It is observed in Nature that the embryonic developments of different kinds of species require different types of environments. It is assumed in this paper that there may exist some kind of imposed gradient or pre-assigned gradient, generated as a resultant effect of the environment, acting on the developing embryo. This system has been studied by constructing a suitable mathematical model of epigenetic mechanism. It has been observed that the introduction of this imposed gradient can easily change any existing pattern of the embryo. Model analysis has been performed using the Turing approach
Keywords :
physiological models; Turing approach; developing embryo; embryonic development; environmental effects; epigenetic mechanism; imposed gradient; inhomogeneous concentration patterns; mathematical model; pattern change; species; Bifurcation; Chemicals; Embryo; Pattern formation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.532186
