Planarian regeneration: its end is its beginning.
Why does regeneration take place in some animals but not others? Increased understanding of gene function is required to dissect the genetics, cell biology, and physiological aspects that make regeneration possible. An unlikely model animal, the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea, is proving valuable in this endeavor.
Sánchez Alvarado
Alejandro
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84103, USA. sanchez@neuro.utah.edu
D000818:Animals; D023421:Models, Animal; D010932:Planarians / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D034622:RNA Interference; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology