Normal septation of the cardiac out¯ow tract requires migration of neural crest cells from the posterior rhombencephalon to the branchial arches and developing conotruncal endocardial cushions. Proper migration of these cells is mediated by a variety of molecular cues. Adhesion molecules, such as in
Molecular mechanisms of neural crest induction
✍ Scribed by Martín L. Basch; Martín I. García-Castro; Marianne Bronner-Fraser
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 288 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-975X
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