The evolutionary origin of bilaterian smooth and striated myocytes

The dichotomy between smooth and striated myocytes is fundamental for bilaterian musculature, but its evolutionary origin is unsolved. In particular, interrelationships of visceral smooth muscles remain unclear. Absent in fly and nematode, they have not yet been characterized molecularly outside ver...

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Main Authors: Thibaut Brunet, Antje HL Fischer, Patrick RH Steinmetz, Antonella Lauri, Paola Bertucci, Detlev Arendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/19607