1. Molecular aspects of esophageal development
- Author
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Mark, Rishniw, Pavel, Rodriguez, Jianwen, Que, Zoe D, Burke, David, Tosh, Hao, Chen, and Xiaoxin, Chen
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stomatognathic diseases ,Mice ,Esophagus ,Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Animals ,Cell Differentiation ,digestive system diseases ,Article ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
The following on molecular aspects of esophageal development contains commentaries on esophageal striated myogenesis and transdifferentiation; conversion from columnar into stratified squamous epithelium in the mouse esophagus; the roles for BMP signaling in the developing esophagus and forestomach; and evidence of a direct conversion from columnar to stratified squamous cells in the developing esophagus.
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- 2011