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Sox9- and Scleraxis-Cre Lineage Fate Mapping in Aortic and Mitral Valve Structures
- Blair F. Austin,
- Yuki Yoshimoto,
- Chisa Shukunami and
- Joy Lincoln
Heart valves are complex structures composed of a heterogeneous population of valve interstitial cells (VICs), an overlying endothelium and highly organized layers of extracellular matrix. Alterations in valve homeostasis are characteristic of dysfun...

