Somite development in 3D in-vitro synthetic microenvironments KU Leuven
Skeletal muscles, vertebrae and the dermis are formed from the somites, embryonic structures whose development is particularly complex and dynamic. While much has been learned from animal models, a number of aspects of somitic development, particularly in the human context, remain unknown. To this day, there is no realistic model which captures the complexity of this process invitro. The lack of a human model has prevented us from achieving a ...