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Spatial pattern formation in chemical and biological systems

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: One of the central issues in developmental biology is the formation of spatial pattern in the embryo. A number of theories have been proposed to account for this phenomenon. The most widely studied is reaction diffusion theory, which proposes that a chemical pre-pattern is first set up due to a system of reacting and diffusing chemicals, and cells respond to this pre-pattern by differentiating accordingly. Such patterns, known as Turing structures, were first identified in chemical systems only recently. This article reviews the application of reaction diffusion theory to chemical systems and then considers a number of biological applications.

Source: Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions

DOI: 10.1039/a702602a

Authors: Philip K. Maini, Kevin J. Painter, Helene Nguyen Phong Chau

Institutions: University of Oxford, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris

Language: English

Topic: Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W2139215311

FWCI: 3.373

Cites: 81

Cited by: 337

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