From Stripes to a Beating Heart: Early Cardiac Development in Zebrafish

The heart is the first functional organ to form during vertebrate development. Congenital heart defects are the most common type of human birth defect, many originating as anomalies in early heart development. The zebrafish model provides an accessible vertebrate system to study early heart morphoge...

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Main Authors: Cassie L. Kemmler, Fréderike W. Riemslagh, Hannah R. Moran, Christian Mosimann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/8/2/17