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Article: Ventral midline endoderm situated to act as ventral organizer of head and heart.
- Article from:
- Cardiovascular Week
- Article date:
- March 31, 2003
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2003 MAR 31 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ventral midline endoderm is ideally situated to function as a ventral organizer of the head and heart.
"Patterning of the ventral head has been attributed to various cell populations, including endoderm, mesoderm, and neural crest. Here, we provide evidence that head and heart development may be influenced by a ventral midline endodermal cell population. We show that the ventral midline endoderm of the foregut is generated directly from the extreme rostral portion of Hensen's node, the avian equivalent of the Spemann organizer," researchers in the United States report.
"The endodermal cells extend caudally ...