BMP SIGNALING IN THE MORPHOGENESIS OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND TRACHEA
The trachea and esophagus are respectively respiratory and digestive organs that originate from a common foregut endoderm during development. Perturbed patterning in this endodermal tissue can result in a variety of foregut anomalies, such as tracheal agenesis (TA), esophageal atresia (EA) and trach...
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VANDERBILT
2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-02272007-151325/ |