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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/1/1/32 |