Multicellularity is characterized by cooperation among cells for the development,
maintenance and reproduction of the multicellular organism. Cancer can be viewed as …

Holothurians, or sea cucumbers, belong to the phylum Echinodermata. They show good
regenerative abilities. The present review provides an analysis of available data on the …

Organisms of the phylum Echinodermata show some of the most impressive regenerative
feats within the animal kingdom. Following injury or self-induced autotomy, species in this …

Visceral regeneration in sea cucumbers has been studied since early last century; however,
it is only within the last 15 years that real progress has been made in understanding the …

Background Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) have the capacity to
regenerate lost tissues and organs. Although the histological and cytological aspects of …

The holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix is a unique organism for studying regeneration
mechanisms. Moreover, E. fraudatrix can quickly restore parts of its body and entire organ …

Echinoderms are one of the most ancient groups of invertebrates. The study of their
genomes has made it possible to conclude that these animals have a wide variety of matrix …

Background Determining the type and source of cells involved in regenerative processes
has been one of the most important goals of researchers in the field of regeneration biology …

Cell dedifferentiation is an integral component of post-traumatic regeneration in
echinoderms. As dedifferentiated cells become multipotent, we asked if this spontaneous …

Background Unlike the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), the CNS of echinoderms
is capable of fast and efficient regeneration following injury and constitutes one of the most …