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Epicardium and myocardium separate from a common precursor pool by crosstalk between bone morphogenetic protein- and fibroblast growth factor-signaling pathways.
Circulation research - 28 Aug 2009
van Wijk Bram, van den Berg Gert, Abu-Issa Radwan, Barnett Phil, van der Velden Saskia, Schmidt Martina, Ruijter Jan M, Kirby Margaret L, Moorman Antoon F M, van den Hoff Maurice J B
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RATIONALE: The epicardium contributes to the majority of nonmyocardial cells in the adult heart. Recent studies have reported that the epicardium is derived from Nkx2.5-positive progenitors and can differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Not much is known about the relation between the myocardial and...
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