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Fibrillins 1 and 2 perform partially overlapping functions during aortic development.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Mar 2006
Carta Luca, Pereira Lygia, Arteaga-Solis Emilio, Lee-Arteaga Sui Y, Lenart Brett, Starcher Barry, Merkel Christian A, Sukoyan Marina, Kerkis Alexander, Hazeki Noriko, Keene Douglas R, Sakai Lynn Y, Ramirez Francesco
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Fibrillin-rich microfibrils are extracellular assemblies that impart structural properties to the connective tissue. To elucidate the contribution of fibrillin-rich microfibrils to organogenesis, we have examined the vascular phenotype of a newly created strain of mice that completely lacks fibri...
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