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Lack of Genetic Interaction between Tbx18 and Tbx2/Tbx20 in Mouse Epicardial Development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Greulich Franziska, Rudat Carsten, Farin Henner F, Christoffels Vincent M, Kispert Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The epicardium, the outermost layer of the heart, is an essential source of cells and signals for the formation of the cardiac fibrous skeleton and the coronary vasculature, and for the maturation of the myocardium during embryonic development. The molecular factors that control epicardial mobilization and differentiation, and direct the epicardial-myocardial cross-talk are, however, insufficiently understood....
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