Units

Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis

The Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO) is a research group dedicated to human and animal anatomy and embryology. 
The LABO works in close collaboration with the Functional Anatomy Laboratory (FSM), which benefits from the same facilities. Several research themes are developed jointly.
LABO's research is organized around complementary themes: 
- biomechanics, modeling and functional assessment 
- macroscopic and microscopic anatomy
- embryology and teratology 
- forensic medicine and forensic anthropology 
- HOX genes and ovarian function 
- neurobiomechanics

Projetcs

Embryology and Teratology, Craniofacial Anatomy and Louis Deroubaix Anatomy and Embryology Museum

Embryology and teratology: craniofacial anatomy 
This sector carries out work on normal facial development and abnormalities. In line with the non-partitioned nature of our various activities, this sector, which makes extensive use of data from microscopic morphology, has benefited from innovations of a quantitative nature introduced thanks to the experience acquired in the biomechanics and modeling sector. 

Embryology: avian pseudotooths and denticles:
Given that dental regression is at the edge of the transition between dinosaurs and birds, this work involves histological and histochemical studies of the development of avian pseudotooths and denticles. Our interest in dental structures stems from our participation in the dental section courses. Several developmental genes are analyzed (SHH, MSX1, BMP4, beta-catenin, PITX2).   These pseudo-tooths should be considered essentially as tactile organs. Current work focuses on the corneal papillae of the tongue of certain birds (notably the goose), which appear as true pseudo-tooths.