Developmental BiologyDisease Models & MechanismsPeer-reviewed
The developing epicardium regulates cardiac chamber morphogenesis by promoting cardiomyocyte growth
Giulia L. M. Boezio, Josephine Gollin, Shengnan Zhao…·Didier Y. R. Stainier
This study shows that epicardial impairment in zebrafish leads to smaller ventricles due to defective cardiomyocyte growth, highlighting the role of FGF and VEGF signaling in cardiac morphogenesis.
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