Cilia act as sensors to establish the left-right asymmetry of the body during embryogenesis
Although the human body is externally symmetrical on the left-right axis, there are remarkable left-right asymmetries in the shape and positioning of most internal organs, including the heart, lungs, liver, stomach and the brain. Left-right asymmetry is known to be established early in embryogenesis by a small group of cells called the left-right organizer. Within …
