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Nonpathological inflammation drives the development of an avian flight adaptation

The development of modern birds provides a window into the biology of their dinosaur ancestors. We investigated avian postnatal development and found that sterile inflammation drives formation of the pygostyle, a compound structure resulting from bone fusion in the tail. Inflammation is generally in...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Dana J., Sheheen, Joseph R., Huey, Tori, Surya, Kevin, Sanders, Jackson B., Horner, John R., Voyich, Jovanka, Chapman, Susan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10175837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37126698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219757120