The epicardium and the development of the atrioventricular junction in the murine heart

Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lockhart, Marie M ^a   Phelps, Aimee L ^a   van den Hoff, Maurice J B ^b   Wessels, Andy ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Atrioventricular; Cardiovascular; Epicardium; Heart; Leaflets; Sulcus; Valves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927734356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22213759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jdb2010001     Document Type: Review

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