The origin, formation and developmental significance of the epicardium: A review

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-103

  Männer, Jörg ^a   Perez Pomares J M ^b,c   Macias D ^b   Munoz Chapuli R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Epicardium; Heart development; Proepicardium

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPICARDIUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROSA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CHICK EMBRYO; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034956857     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047867     Document Type: Review

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