Epithelial Packing: Even the Best of Friends Must Part. Author Celeste Nelson Publication Year 2018 Type Journal Article Abstract Textbooks commonly describe epithelia as tissues composed of regular arrays of prism-shaped cells. A recent study combining mathematical modeling with quantitative imaging has uncovered the scutoid, a new shape that is necessary for epithelial cells to pack into curved tissues. Keywords Humans, Epithelium, Epithelial Cells, Friends Journal Curr Biol Volume 28 Issue 20 Pages R1197-R1200 Date Published 2018 Oct 22 ISSN Number 1879-0445 DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.055 Alternate Journal Curr Biol PMID 30352189 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML