17 July 2025
Journal of Developmental Biology | Most Cited Papers Published in 2023
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“The Complex Bridge between Aquatic and Terrestrial Life: Skin Changes during Development of Amphibians”
by Esra Akat Çömden, Melodi Yenmiş and Berna Çakır
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11010006
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“Principles of Zebrafish Nephron Segment Development”
by Thanh Khoa Nguyen, Madeline Petrikas, Brooke E. Chambers and Rebecca A. Wingert
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11010014
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“Evo Devo of the Vertebrates Integument”
by Danielle Dhouailly
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(2), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11020025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/11/2/25
“The Story of the Finest Armor: Developmental Aspects of Reptile Skin”
by Melodi Yenmiş and Dinçer Ayaz
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11010005
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“Epidermal Barrier Development via Corneoptosis: A Unique Form of Cell Death in Stratum Granulosum Cells”
by Takeshi Matsui
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(4), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11040043
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“The Lost and Found: Unraveling the Functions of Orphan Genes”
by Ali Zeeshan Fakhar, Jinbao Liu, Karolina M. Pajerowska-Mukhtar and M. Shahid Mukhtar
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(2), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11020027
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“The New Nematicide Cyclobutrifluram Targets the Mitochondrial Succinate Dehydrogenase Complex in Caenorhabditis elegans”
by Fariba Heydari, David Rodriguez-Crespo and Chantal Wicky
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(4), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11040039
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“Modeling Podocyte Ontogeny and Podocytopathies with the Zebrafish”
by Bridgette E. Drummond, Wesley S. Ercanbrack and Rebecca A. Wingert
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11010009
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“Attenuation of Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration in a C. elegans Parkinson’s Model through Regulation of Xanthine Dehydrogenase (XDH-1) Expression by the RNA Editase, ADR-2”
by Lindsey A. Starr, Luke E. McKay, Kylie N. Peter, Lena M. Seyfarth, Laura A. Berkowitz, Kim A. Caldwell and Guy A. Caldwell
J. Dev. Biol. 2023, 11(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb11020020
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