Emergence of cardiac function and cell types during early embryogenesis

Thesis

The heart is the first organ to form and function during embryonic development. Over the past few years, research on cardiac development has focused on uncovering the genetic mechanism controlling cardiac differentiation and clarifying the embryonic origin of the different cardiac lineages. The study of the physiological mechanisms behind cardiac function has proven instrumental for our understanding of heart disease and the interplay between different cardiac cells. However, there is not ...

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Authors: Miranda, A

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford