Identification of a hybrid myocardial zone in the mammalian heart after birth
Fetal trabecular muscles in the heart undergo a poorly described morphogenetic process that results into a solidified compact myocardium after birth. Tian et al. show that cardiomyocytes in the fetal compact layer also contribute to this process, forming a hybrid myocardial zone that is composed of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00118-1 |