| Literature DB >> 19277768 |
Henry M Sucov1, Ying Gu, Simmy Thomas, Peng Li, Mohammad Pashmforoush.
Abstract
The epicardium is a critical tissue that directs several aspects of heart development, particularly via the secretion of soluble factors. This review summarizes recent approaches that implicate the epicardium as the source of mitogenic factors promoting cardiomyocyte proliferation, as the source of instructive signals that direct compact zone organization (morphogenesis), and as the tissue that directs formation of the coronary vasculature.Mesh:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19277768 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9391-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Cardiol ISSN: 0172-0643 Impact factor: 1.655