If damage
occurs during embryonic development, for example, due to a mutation or environmental influences, repair mechanisms ensure that the animal later appears healthy.
Prof. Dr. Ivan Martin's research group at the Department of Biomedicine has now been able to demonstrate that by forcing certain molecular events
occurring during the embryonic development of articular cartilage it is possible to generate stable cartilage tissue from adult human mesenchymal stem cells.
These observations show that trace - element depletion can
occur during embryonic development and the postnatal period.
Not exact matches
This happens particularly often
during the stage of
embryonic development, but it can also
occur in tumors when they form metastases.
However, malformation of skeletal bones
during embryogenesis also
occurs in FOP patients and illustrates that the underlying genetic mutation
occurs in a gene with functional importance in regulating chondro - osseous differentiation
during embryonic skeletal
development as well as in adult musculoskeletal tissues.
The researchers suggest that since the adult muscle stem cells are only activated when injury
occurs (by trauma or exercise), they use a new set of genes from those used
during embryonic development, which proceeds without injury.
Since the signalling mechanisms affected in these diseases are the same mechanisms that
occur during embryonic heart
development, their study is a subject of great interest and relevance.
While The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports «craniofacial... malformations» (those affecting the head and face)
occurring in animals exposed to high Vitamin A intake
during embryonic development
A cleft palate is an abnormal opening in the roof of the mouth and it
occurs because the two sides of the roof of the mouth (the palate) did not come together and fuse
during the
embryonic development while your cat was in utero.