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Expression of type VI collagen in the developing mouse heart
1 Mar 1998
Abstract excerpt
During development, the embryonic atrioventricular (AV) endocardial cushions undergo a morphogenic process to form mature valve leaflets and the membranous septa in the heart. Several extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are expressed in the developing AV endocardial cushions, but it remains to be established if any specific ECM proteins are necessary for normal cushion morphogenesis. Abnormal development of the...
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