Pericytes are progenitors for coronary artery smooth muscle

Pericytes are progenitors for coronary artery smooth muscle

Epicardial cells on the heart’s surface give rise to coronary artery smooth muscle cells (caSMCs) located deep in the myocardium. However, the differentiation steps between epicardial cells and caSMCs are unknown as are the final maturation signals at coronary arteries. Here, we use clonal analysis...

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Main Authors: Katharina S Volz, Andrew H Jacobs, Heidi I Chen, Aruna Poduri, Andrew S McKay, Daniel P Riordan, Natalie Kofler, Jan Kitajewski, Irving Weissman, Kristy Red-Horse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
cardiovascular development
vascular smooth muscle
Notch signaling
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/10036

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/10036

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