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  • adjective zoology That becomes segmented prior to hatching

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  • adjective characterized by incomplete metamorphosis; having the same number of body segments in successive stages

Etymologies

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From epi- + -morphic

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Examples

  • The data suggest that the age at which various inbred mouse strains become capable of epimorphic regeneration may be correlated with adult body weight.

    Fight Aging! 2009

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., help to explain how epimorphic regeneration - the regrowing of morphologically and functionally perfect copies of amputated limbs - is controlled, an important step toward understanding why certain animals can do it and we cannot.

    Impact Lab 2009

  • In addition, SDF1 as well as FGF signalling pathways have recently been shown to be involved in the control of epimorphic regeneration.

    Elites TV 2009

  • Using a combination of pharmaceutical and genetic tools, we show that during epimorphic regeneration, expression of sdf1, as well as of its cognate receptors, cxcr4a, cxcr4b and cxcr7 are controlled by FGF signalling.

    Elites TV 2009

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A., help to explain how epimorphic regeneration-the regrowing of morphologically and functionally perfect copies of amputated limbs-is controlled, an important step toward understanding why certain animals can do it and we cannot.

    Newswise: Latest News 2009

  • In addition, SDF1 as well as FGF signalling pathways have recently been shown to be involved in the control of epimorphic regeneration.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mohamed Bouzaffour et al. 2009

  • Using a combination of pharmaceutical and genetic tools, we show that during epimorphic regeneration, expression of sdf1, as well as of its cognate receptors, cxcr4a, cxcr4b and cxcr7 are controlled by FGF signalling.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mohamed Bouzaffour et al. 2009

  • Fgfs have also been shown to be required in epidermal cells for a complete epimorphic regeneration of the heart

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mohamed Bouzaffour et al. 2009

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