title: SnapShot: Branching Morphogenesis.
abstract: Ectodermal appendages such as feathers, hair, mammary glands, salivary glands, and sweat glands form branches, allowing much-increased surface for functional differentiation and secretion. Here, the principles of branching morphogenesis are exemplified by the mammary gland and feathers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; Center of Wound Repair and Regeneration, Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chuong
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Ramray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Randall B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Widelitz
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Mina J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bissell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D005241:Feathers / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development*; D009024:Morphogenesis; D015398:Signal Transduction