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Heart-valve mesenchyme formation is dependent on hyaluronan-augmented activation of ErbB2-ErbB3 receptors.
Nature medicine - 1 Aug 2002
Camenisch Todd D, Schroeder Joyce A, Bradley Judy, Klewer Scott E, McDonald John A
Abstract excerpt
Heart septation and valve malformations constitute the most common anatomical birth defects. These structures arise from the endocardial cushions within the atrioventricular canal (AVC) through dynamic interactions between cushion cells and the extracellular matrix (termed cardiac jelly). Transformation of endothelial cells to mesenchymal cells is essential for the proper development of the AVC and subsequent...
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