Epicardial Lineages

Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-46

  Greulich, Franziska ^a   Kispert, Andreas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

EPDCs; Epicardial lineages; Epicardium; Fibroblasts; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887892848     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22213759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jdb1010032     Document Type: Review

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