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Nature Cell Biology 6, 1204–1211 (1 December 2004) | doi:10.1038/ncb1193

Guidance of myocardial patterning in cardiac development by Sema6D reverse signalling

Toshihiko Toyofuku , Hong Zhang , Atsushi Kumanogoh , Noriko Takegahara , Masanori Yabuki , Koichiro Harada , Masatsugu Hori & Hitoshi Kikutani

Cardiac chamber formation involves dynamic changes in myocardial organization, including trabeculation and expansion of the compact layer. The positional cues that regulate myocardial patterning, however, remain unclear.