Neural signaling contributes to heart formation and growth in the invertebrate chordate, Ciona robusta.
Hannah N. Gruner, Christopher J. Pickett, Jasmine Yimeng Bao…·Bradley Davidson
The paper shows that neuropeptide tachykinin and Wnt signaling regulate cardiomyocyte progenitor proliferation in Ciona robusta, with neuronal innervation playing a key role.