title: Development of the musculoskeletal system: meeting the neighbors.
abstract: In March 2011, researchers met for the second Batsheva Seminar on Integrative Perspectives on the Development of the Musculoskeletal System. This meeting was a unique opportunity for researchers working on muscle, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and bone to discuss the development of the musculoskeleton, recognizing that it is an integrated, functional system. The talks and discussions at this meeting highlighted that interactions between the different tissue components are crucial for musculoskeletal morphogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kardon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000502:physiology*; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000196:embryology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D041641:Musculoskeletal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D009432:Neural Crest / Q000196:embryology*; D019170:Somites / Q000196:embryology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000196:embryology