Tissue homeostasis in sponges: quantitative analysis of cell proliferation and apoptosis
N. P. Melnikov, F. V. Bolshakov, V. S. Frolova, K. V. Skorentseva, A. V. Ereskovsky, A. A. Saidova, A. I. Lavrov
This study quantitatively analyzes cell proliferation and apoptosis in sponge tissues, finding high proliferation rates and low apoptosis, with choanocytes playing a key role in cell turnover.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2021Zoology