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Akt is a mediator of artery specification during zebrafish development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2024
Zhou Wenping, Ghersi Joey J, Ristori Emma, Semanchik Nicole, Prendergast Andrew, Zhang Rong, Carneiro Paola, Baldissera Gabriel, Sessa William C, Nicoli Stefania
Abstract excerpt
The dorsal aorta (DA) is the first major blood vessel to develop in the embryonic cardiovascular system. Its formation is governed by a coordinated process involving the migration, specification, and arrangement of angioblasts into arterial and venous lineages, a process conserved across species. Although vascular endothelial growth factor a (VEGF-A) is known to drive DA specification and formation, the kinases...
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