title: Fluid dynamics of nodal flow and left-right patterning in development.
abstract: The manner in which the nodal flow determines the breaking of left-right symmetry during development is a beautiful example of the application of fluid dynamics to developmental biology. Detailed understanding of this crucial developmental process has greatly advanced by the transfer of ideas between these two disciplines. In this article, we review our and others' work on applying fluid dynamics and dynamical systems to the problem of left-right symmetry breaking in vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Granada, Spain. julyan@lec.csic.es
authors.forename: Julyan H E
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piro
authors.forename: Oreste
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Piro
authors.forename: Idan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tuval
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism*; D019521:Body Patterning; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000196:embryology; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000196:embryology; D008954:Models, Biological