Developmental Dynamics : an Official Publication of the American Association of Anatomists
Overview
Developmental Dynamics is an esteemed journal published by the American Association of Anatomists. It focuses on the intricate field of developmental biology, covering a wide range of topics such as embryogenesis, organogenesis, cellular differentiation, and tissue morphogenesis. With its rigorous peer-review process, the journal provides a platform for researchers to share their groundbreaking studies and discoveries, advancing our understanding of the dynamic processes that shape life from conception to adulthood.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Dev Dyn
Publisher
Wiley
Start
1992
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
1058-8388
e-ISSN
1097-0177
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Anatomy & Histology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1356
153
SJR / Ranks: 4368
917
CiteScore / Ranks: 5372
4.80
JIF / Ranks: 4316
2.5
Recent Articles
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Jacyniak K, Barrera Jaimes K, Doan M, Chartrand J, Vickaryous M
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40088131
Background: While heart function is broadly conserved across vertebrates, the cellular phenotype of muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) varies across taxa and throughout ontogeny. Emerging evidence suggests that some attributes may correlate...
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Reno P, Wallace S, Doelp S, Biancaniello M, Kjosness K
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40088130
Background: Longitudinal skeletal growth takes place in the cartilaginous growth plates. While growth plates are found at either end of conventional long bones, they occur at a variety of locations...
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Spurgin S, Nguimtsop A, Chaudhry F, Michki S, Salvador J, Iruela-Arispe M, et al.
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40055935
Cilia are specialized structures found on a variety of mammalian cells, with variable roles in the transduction of mechanical and biological signals (by primary cilia, PC), as well as in...
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Griffin C, Saint-Jeannet J
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40047147
Background: In vitro modeling is a powerful approach to investigate the pathomechanisms driving human congenital conditions. Here, we use human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to model Nager and Rodriguez syndromes,...
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Mahajan N, Chopra V, Garg K, Sharma S
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40026283
Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) is an evolutionarily conserved signaling pathway essential for embryonic development, tissue homeostasis, and tumorigenesis. Aberrant activation of the SHH pathway induces various types of cancer and different...
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Mills J, Thanintorn N, Yin Y, McNeill H, Ornitz D, Willet S
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40022597
Background: Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 (Fgf9) and its paralog Fgf20 are expressed in the developing stomach. We investigate the role of these growth factors during gastric development, using combinations of...
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Araya C, Boekemeyer R, Farlie F, Moon L, Darwish F, Rookyard C, et al.
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39985313
Background: The forces underlying convergence and internalization of the teleost neural plate remain unknown. To help understand this morphogenesis, we analyzed collective and individual cell behaviors at the superficial surface...
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Long R, Lee C, Tabin C
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39976317
Background: The notochord is an embryonic organ involved in forming and patterning the spinal column. The mechanism by which the notochord transforms from a continuous rod to a segmented structure...
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Mathiyalagan N, Johnson T, Di Pastena Z, Fuller J, Miles L, Dworkin S
Dev Dyn
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39976312
Background: Environmental influence is critical for embryogenesis but is significantly under-appreciated under lab conditions, which are not typically designed to robustly test environmental variability. Here, we report environmental effects on...