Partial Absence of Pleuropericardial Membranes in Tbx18- and Wt1-Deficient Mice

The pleuropericardial membranes are fibro-serous walls that separate the pericardial and pleural cavities and anchor the heart inside the mediastinum. Partial or complete absence of pleuropericardial membranes is a rare human disease, the etiology of which is poorly understood. As an attempt to bett...

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Main Authors: Norden, Julia, Grieskamp, Thomas, Christoffels, Vincent M., Moorman, Antoon F. M., Kispert, Andreas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439432/