Endothelial cells are progenitors of cardiac pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells
Pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells are crucial for functional blood vessels, but the developmental sources of these cells are incompletely understood. Here, the authors show that endocardial endothelial cells give rise to cardiac mural cells, which are controlled by Wnt signalling.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12422 |