Why "Heart"-Shaped?
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 PM EST
... How does the heart attain its characteristic shape? Shape may be sculpted by cell movement, cell division, or changes in cell size and shape, all of which can be influenced by the local environment. The heart appears as a simple tube early in development; later, the tube walls bulge outward to form the cardiac chambers. [click link for full article] ...
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