Endogenous retinoic acid signaling colocalizes with advanced expression of the adult smooth muscle myosin heavy chain isoform during development of the ductus arteriosus.

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During fetal development, a specialized vessel the ductus arteriosus, shunts blood from the pulmonary artery to the aorta, thus bypassing the lungs. The ductus differs primarily from the great vessels in that it is a muscular rather than an elastic artery, and the etiology of this differential de...

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