Differentiation of Cardiovascular Lineages from a Common Precursor Cell (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Differentiation of Cardiovascular Lineages from a Common Precursor Cell

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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.

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

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