Abstract
SUMMARY: Parts 1 and 2 of this review discussed the complex morphogenesis of the face. However, the molecular processes that drive the morphology of the face were not addressed. Part 3 of this review will present an overview of the genes and their products that have been implicated in the developing face.
Abbreviations
- BMP
- bone morphogenic protein
- Fgf
- fibroblast growth factor
- PDGF
- platelet-derived growth factor
- Shh
- sonic hedgehog
- TGFβ
- transforming growth factor β
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