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In the epithelial tissues the proper functioning of the chalone control mechanism depends on the physical separation of the mitotic-cycle cells from the post-mitotic cells. In the connective tissues, even if the cells are able to respond to the mitotic stimulus of their own mesenchymal factor, it is obvious that the mitotic-cycle cells, being entirely embedded in connective tissue, cannot form a physically separate cell population. It is this difficulty that has led to a second variation on the theme of the chalone control mechanism.
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Bullough, W.S. (1983). The connective tissues. In: The Dynamic Body Tissues. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6261-6_8
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