Regeneration of Annelids: From Reorganization of Lost Body Parts to Cellular and Molecular Biological Background
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cellular Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editor
Interests: body plan; dedifferentiation; stem cells; morphallaxis; epimorphosis; neuro-immune interactions
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Dear Colleagues,
Certain annelid species have impressive regeneration capabilities, which have been investigated since the 18th century. Focused experiments observing attractive reorganization of lost body parts have revealed the basic process of regeneration. In spite of these findings, regeneration continues to be a mysterious process; recently applied new experimental methods (both histochemical and omics methods) may significantly contribute to better understanding this special form of postembryonic morphogenesis.
This Special Issue of Biomolecules, which will explore annelid regeneration, will showcase outstanding experimental results on segment and/or organ regeneration of various model animals, focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Differences between wound healing and regeneration in worms;
- Cellular and histological characteristics of the regenerating segments;
- Inhibitory and stimulating physical and chemical effects on segment/organ regeneration;
- Regeneration of the central nervous system in annelids;
- The fidelity of regeneration (is the renewed structure identical to the original structure?);
- Crosstalk between the nervous and immune system in regenerating worms.
Dr. László Molnár
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- regeneration
- body plan
- dedifferentiation
- stem cells
- morphallaxis
- epimorphosis
- neuro-immune interactions
