Epicardial Lineages

The epicardium is the mono-layered epithelium that covers the outer surface of the myocardium from early in cardiac development. Long thought to act merely passively to protect the myocardium from frictional forces in the pericardial cavity during the enduring contraction and expansion cycles of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andreas Kispert, Franziska Greulich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Developmental Biology
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/1/1/32