title: Sexual Dimorphism: How Female Cells Win the Race.
abstract: Sexual dimorphisms are established by sex determination pathways and are maintained during regeneration of adult tissues. Two recent studies in Drosophila elucidate the contribution of cell-autonomous and endocrine mechanisms to the establishment and maintenance of growth dimorphism in larvae and the adult intestine.
authors.affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA.
authors.forename: Hansong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA. Electronic address: hjasper@buckinstitute.org.
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jasper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila; D005260:Female; D012727:Sex Characteristics