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Primitive erythropoiesis is regulated by Smad-dependent signaling in postgastrulation mesoderm.
Blood - 1 Nov 2003
Schmerer Matthew, Evans Todd
Abstract excerpt
The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are required for the development of ventral mesoderm, which contributes to the ventral blood island and primitive (yolk sac stage) hematopoiesis. Primitive erythropoiesis is defective when BMP signaling is blocked during gastrulation of Xenopus embryos. This phenotype might be attributed to changes in mesoderm patterning leading indirectly to altered erythropoiesis. We...
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