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Deletion of Pax7 changes the tunica muscularis of the mouse esophagus from an entirely striated into a mixed phenotype.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Apr 2009
Wörl Jürgen, Breuer Christian, Neuhuber Winfried L
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms responsible for the different amounts of striated muscle in mammalian esophagi are still enigmatic. A recent ultrastructural analysis in mouse esophagus pointed to a particular role of satellite cells during postnatal growth of striated muscle. The aim of this study was to investigate satellite cell development and the influence of Pax7 on this process. Developing and adult esophagi of wild-type...
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