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Identification and detection of the periostin gene in cardiac development
5 Nov 2004
Abstract excerpt
Periostin, a member of the fasciclin gene family, acts as a cell adhesion molecule through binding to cell surface integrins. Periostin expression has previously been shown to increase substantially following transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) and bone morphogenetic protein stimulation. As these molecules are indispensable for cardiac development, we sought to clone the chicken ortholog of periostin and...
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