Rebecca A. Rolfe

This study identifies mechanotransduction pathways involved in chicken tendon development and shows how paralysis disrupts these processes.

This study characterizes the development of spinal ligaments in the embryonic chick, identifying structural and molecular changes associated with vertebral development.

The paper shows that embryo movement is essential for tendon maturation in chick embryos, with YAP signaling and collagen alignment responding to mechanical cues.

This study shows that mechanical stimulation via muscle activity is necessary for tendon maturation during embryonic development, as it affects both macroscale mechanics and microscale collagen structure.

The study shows that movement after embryonic paralysis can partially recover joint development in chick embryos, with varying effectiveness across limb joints.

This study quantifies how reduced or absent muscle affects joint shape in mouse embryos, finding that reduced muscle has more pronounced effects than absent muscle, particularly on the elbow joint.