Continuous addition of progenitors forms the cardiac ventricle in zebrafish

oleh: Anastasia Felker, Karin D. Prummel, Anne M. Merks, Michaela Mickoleit, Eline C. Brombacher, Jan Huisken, Daniela Panáková, Christian Mosimann

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01

Deskripsi

Late-differentiating second heart field progenitors contribute to atrium, ventricle, and outflow tract in the zebrafish heart but how remains unclear. Here, the authors image heart formation in transgenics based on the cardiopharyngeal gene tbx1 and show that progenitors are continuously added.