Cell
Volume 130, Issue 4, 24 August 2007, Pages 601-610
Journal home page for Cell

Review
Modeling Tissue Morphogenesis and Cancer in 3D

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2007.08.006Get rights and content
Under an Elsevier user license
open archive

Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models span the gap between two-dimensional cell cultures and whole-animal systems. By mimicking features of the in vivo environment and taking advantage of the same tools used to study cells in traditional cell culture, 3D models provide unique perspectives on the behavior of stem cells, developing tissues and organs, and tumors. These models may help to accelerate translational research in cancer biology and tissue engineering.

Cited by (0)