Pigment Pattern Formation by Contact-Dependent Depolarization
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Cell culture experiments reveal that direct interactions between pigment cells play a key role in skin pattern formation.
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- Authors
- Inaba, M., Yamanaka, H., & Kondo, S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Osaka (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Kondo, Shigeru
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2012-02-10
- Volume
- 335
- Issue
- 6069
- Pages
- 677-677
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2047743211
- Cited by
- 172
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 16
- FWCI
- 9.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22127003, 22370079)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Keywords
- pigment pattern formation, melanophores, xanthophores, membrane depolarization, cell repulsion, stripe patterns
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Communication, Cell Movement, Cells, Cultured, Chromatophores, Melanophores, Membrane Potentials, Mutation, Skin, Skin Pigmentation, Zebrafish
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