Functional Morphology of the Cardiac Jelly in the Tubular Heart of Vertebrate Embryos
The early embryonic heart is a multi-layered tube consisting of (1) an outer myocardial tube; (2) an inner endocardial tube; and (3) an extracellular matrix layer interposed between the myocardium and endocardium, called “cardiac jelly” (CJ). During the past decades, research on CJ has mainly focuse...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/6/1/12 |