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The Zic2 gene directs the formation and function of node cilia to control cardiac situs.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Jun 2014
Barratt Kristen S, Glanville-Jones Hannah C, Arkell Ruth M
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The first molecular herald of organ asymmetry during murine embryogenesis is found at the periphery of the node in early-somite stage embryos. Asymmetric gene expression and calcium accumulation at the node occurs in response to a left-ward flow of extracellular fluid across the node, generated b...
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