Metabolic complementation between cells drives the evolution of tissues and organs
Pavlicev M, DiFrisco J, Love A, Wagner G. Metabolic complementation between cells drives the evolution of tissues and organs. Biology Letters 2024, 20: 20240490. PMID: 39561800, PMCID: PMC11583983, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic complementationEvolutionary transitionsCell typesSpecialized cell typesConstituent cell typesMetabolic constraintsMetabolic burdenCellular metabolismEvolution of tissuesSpecialized cellsSpecialized tissuesLevels of organizationCellsComplementOrganizationTissueNervous systemTypeMetabolism