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Differentiation of Cardiovascular Lineages from a Common Precursor Cell

Caption: As in blood development, in which a variety of blood cells emerge from a common ancestor, the various cells of the heart are now thought to have a common precursor. Previously, it was thought that different cell types migrated from different locations to form the heart. This schematic combines findings from Wu and Orkin with previously published data.

Credit: Courtesy Sean Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston.

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