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Pitx2c and Nkx2-5 are required for the formation and identity of the pulmonary myocardium.
Circulation research - 26 Oct 2007
Mommersteeg Mathilda T M, Brown Nigel A, Prall Owen W J, de Gier-de Vries Corrie, Harvey Richard P, Moorman Antoon F M, Christoffels Vincent M
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The pulmonary vein is sleeved by myocardium, which is a major source of atrial fibrillation and is involved in congenital sinus venosus defects. Little is known about the cellular origin and mechanism of formation of the pulmonary myocardium. We observed a biphasic process of pulmonary myocardium...
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