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Apoptosis in the developing mouse heart
31 Jul 2006
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis occurs at high frequency in the myocardium of the developing avian cardiac outflow tract (OFT). Up- or down-regulating apoptosis results in defects resembling human conotruncal heart anomalies. This finding suggested that regulated levels of apoptosis are critical for normal morphogenesis of the four-chambered heart. Recent evidence supports an important role for hypoxia of the OFT myocardium in...
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