<i>Drosophila</i> Heart as a Model for Cardiac Development and Diseases

The <i>Drosophila</i> heart, also referred to as the dorsal vessel, pumps the insect blood, the hemolymph. The bilateral heart primordia develop from the most dorsally located mesodermal cells, migrate coordinately, and fuse to form the cardiac tube. Though much simpler, the fruit fly he...

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Main Authors: Anissa Souidi, Krzysztof Jagla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3078