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  • noun An embryonic group of progenitor cells that forms near the venous pole of the heart and gives rise to the epicardium

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  • A right-sided pathway involving FGF8 / Snai1 controls asymmetric development of the proepicardium in the chick embryo.

    innovations-report 2009

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