title: Limb regeneration revisited.
abstract: The investigation of vertebrate limb regeneration, a favorite topic of early developmental biologists, is enjoying a renaissance thanks to recently developed molecular and genetic tools, as indicated in recent papers in BMC Biology and BMC Developmental Biology. Classical experiments provide a rich context for interpreting modern functional studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Whited
authors.forename: Clifford J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tabin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000235:genetics; D005121:Extremities / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology