Developmental Biology
Chapter 6: Organogenesis –development of the vertebrate limb
The embryonic chick wing
The vertebrate limb development is a particularly good system in which to study pattern formation during organogenesis (I)
The vertebrate limb is a  plex organ with three developmental axes: the proximo-distal axis running from the base of the limb to the tip, the antero-posterior axis running parallel with the body AP axis, and the dorso-ventral axis running from the back of the hand to  ...