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<i>Mef2c</i>is a direct transcriptional target of ISL1 and GATA factors in the anterior heart field during mouse embryonic development
15 Jul 2004
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The vertebrate heart forms initially as a linear tube derived from a primary heart field in the lateral mesoderm. Recent studies in mouse and chick have demonstrated that the outflow tract and right ventricle originate from a separate source of mesoderm that is anterior to the primary heart field. The discovery of this anterior, or secondary, heart field has led to a greater understanding of the morphogenetic...
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