The purpose of this study is to test predicted form–function relationships between cranial
suture complexity and masticatory muscle mass and biomechanics in a mouse model …

Growth and patterning of craniofacial sutures is subjected to the effects of mechanical stress.
Mechanotransduction processes occurring at the margins of the sutures are not precisely …

Background: Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of cranial sutures, results in serious
neurologic and morphologic abnormalities when left untreated. Surgical excision of the …

Sutures are synarthroses connecting the bones of the head with each other through a
fibrous sutural ligament. The knowledge of their biomechanical properties is relevant in the …

There are five sections, namely developmental anatomy including molecular control
mechanisms, sutural form and position from an evolutionary perspective, an overview of the …

Purpose of review: Calvarial skeletal structures are derivatives of mesenchymal cells. In
development, mesenchymal cells derived from the neural crest and mesoderm differentiate …

The biology underlying craniosynostosis remains unknown. Previous studies have shown
that the underlying dura mater, not the suture itself, signals a suture to fuse. The purpose of …

The pattern of complexity of cranial sutures is highly variable both among and within
species. Intentional cranial vault deformation in human populations provides a controlled …

Cranial sutures join the many bones of the skull. They are therefore points of weakness and
consequently subjected to the many mechanical stresses affecting the cranium. However …

Cranial sutures play critical roles in facilitating postnatal skull development and function. The
diversity of function is reflected in the highly variable suture morphology and complexity …