Bmp7 functions via a polarity mechanism to promote cloacal septation.

Bmp7 functions via a polarity mechanism to promote cloacal septation.

<h4>Background</h4>During normal development in human and other placental mammals, the embryonic cloacal cavity separates along the axial longitudinal plane to give rise to the urethral system, ventrally, and the rectum, dorsally. Defects in cloacal development are very common and presen...

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Main Authors: Kun Xu, Xinyu Wu, Ellen Shapiro, Honging Huang, Lixia Zhang, Duane Hickling, Yan Deng, Peng Lee, Juan Li, Herbert Lepor, Irina Grishina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22253716/?tool=EBI

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