Evolution and Development of Ventricular Septation in the Amniote Heart

During cardiogenesis the epicardium, covering the surface of the myocardial tube, has been ascribed several functions essential for normal heart development of vertebrates from lampreys to mammals. We investigated a novel function of the epicardium in ventricular development in species with partial...

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Main Authors: Poelmann, Robert E., Groot, Adriana C. Gittenberger-de, Vicente-Steijn, Rebecca, Wisse, Lambertus J., Bartelings, Margot M., Everts, Sonja, Hoppenbrouwers, Tamara, Kruithof, Boudewijn P. T., Jensen, Bjarke, de Bruin, Paul W., Hirasawa, Tatsuya, Kuratani, Shigeru, Vonk, Freek, van de Put, Jeanne M. M. S., de Bakker, Merijn A., Richardson, Michael K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4156344/