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Although early in this century the study of cell metabolism in developmental systems was a major concern (e.g,, see Needham, 1931, 1942; Willier et al., 1955), the current surge of molecular biology has shifted the interest of the majority of developmental biochemists to the study of the regulation of gene expression during development. Without discussing the obvious conceptual and historical reasons behind such change, this virtual elimination of a formerly fashionable subject has left many unanswered questions, if not for other reasons, as a consequence of the limited technical and conceptual potentiality of biochemistry half a century ago.
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Marco, R. et al. (1986). Understanding the Organization of Cell Metabolism in Early Embryonic Systems: Developmental Implications. In: Welch, G.R., Clegg, J.S. (eds) The Organization of Cell Metabolism. NATO ASI Series, vol 127. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5311-9_10
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