Coelomic epithelium-derived cells in visceral morphogenesis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 307-322

  Ariza, Laura ^a,b   Carmona, Rita ^a,b   Cañete, Ana ^a,b   Cano, Elena ^c   Muñoz Chápuli, Ramón ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biomedical Research in Malaga and BIONAND Nanomedicine Platform   (Spain)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coelomic epithelium; Epicardium; Epithelial mesenchymal transitions; Mesothelium; Wilms' tumor suppressor gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MIGRATION; COELOMATA; COELOMIC EPITHELIUM; COELOMIC EPITHELIUM DERIVED CELL; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION; ENHANCER REGION; EPICARDIUM; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FIBROBLAST; HEMATOPOIESIS; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; MESOTHELIUM; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PANCREAS DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPLEEN DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; VASCULAR TISSUE; ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; MAMMALIAN EMBRYO; MESODERM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MESODERM; ORGANOGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISCERA;

EID: 84957933358     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24373     Document Type: Review

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