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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Main Authors: Jörg Männer, Talat Mesud Männer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/6/1/12