Elastic fibers define embryonic tissue stiffness to enable buckling morphogenesis of the small intestine
Elise A. Loffet, John F. Durel, Jenny Gao, Richard Kam, Hyunjee Lim, Nandan L. Nerurkar
The paper investigates how elastic fibers in the mesentery influence tissue stiffness and enable buckling morphogenesis during intestinal looping in embryos.
Biomaterials · Dec 1, 2023Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology