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Development of the proepicardial organ in the zebrafish.
Developmental biology - 1 Mar 2008
Serluca Fabrizio C
Abstract excerpt
The epicardium is the last layer of the vertebrate heart to form, surrounding the heart muscle during embryogenesis and providing signaling cues essential to the continued growth and differentiation of the heart. This outer layer of the heart develops from a transient structure, the proepicardial organ (PEO). Despite its essential roles, the early signals required for the formation of the PEO and the epicardium...
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