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- Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
- Morphogenesis and Patterning
Explores the fundamental biological processes of life, covering intracellular and extracellular dynamics
Part of the world's third most-cited developmental biology journal, exploring the mechanisms of morphogenesis and development on all scales from individual cells to tissues, organs, and whole animal body plans.
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Editors
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andrew b goryachev
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Specialty Chief Editor
Morphogenesis and Patterning
- MM
moises mallo
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM)
Lisbon, Portugal
Specialty Chief Editor
Morphogenesis and Patterning
- MB
marin barisic
Danish Cancer Society Research Center (DCRC)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Associate Editor
Morphogenesis and Patterning
- LC
li cai
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Busch Campus
Piscataway, United States
Associate Editor
Morphogenesis and Patterning
Articles
See all (336)Original Research
Accepted on 10 Jun 2025
The 3' Region of the ZPA Regulatory Sequence (ZRS) is required for activity and contains a critical E-box
in Morphogenesis and Patterning
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2025.1569573- 107 views
Original Research
Accepted on 09 Jun 2025
Wnt-dependent mechanism of the apical constriction of roof plate cells in developing mouse spinal cord
in Morphogenesis and Patterning
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2025.1571770- 109 views
Review
Published on 30 May 2025
The polar code for patterning: how polarity and the cytoskeleton orchestrate asymmetric cell division during plant development
in Morphogenesis and Patterning
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2025.1618444- 678 views
Methods
Accepted on 27 May 2025
Fabrication of microcompartments with controlled size and shape for encapsulating active matter
in Morphogenesis and Patterning
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2025.1616089- 107 views
Research Topics
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- Daniela Grifoni
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- 2,323 views
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