The embryonic epicardium: An essential element of cardiac development

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2066-2072

  Carmona, R ^a   Guadix, J A ^a   Cano, E ^a   Ruiz Villalba, A ^a   Portillo Sanchez V ^a   Perez Pomares J M ^a   Munoz Chapuli R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac development; Coelomic epithelium; Coronary vessels; Epicardium; Myocardium; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MESODERM; ORGANOGENESIS; PERICARDIUM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MESODERM; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; ORGANOGENESIS; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 77957146326     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01088.x     Document Type: Review

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