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Essential role of the coxsackie- and adenovirus receptor (CAR) in development of the lymphatic system in mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Mirza Momina, Pang Mei-Fong, Zaini Mohamad Amr, Haiko Paula, Tammela Tuomas, Alitalo Kari, Philipson Lennart, Fuxe Jonas, Sollerbrant Kerstin
Abstract excerpt
The coxsackie- and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is a cell adhesion molecule predominantly associated with epithelial tight junctions in adult tissues. CAR is also expressed in cardiomyocytes and essential for heart development up to embryonic day 11.5, but not thereafter. CAR is not expressed in vascular endothelial cells but was recently detected in neonatal lymphatic vessels, suggesting that CAR could play a role...
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