
Paraxial mesoderm as a direct gateway to lymphatic endothelial cells
Valeria Orlova and Tatiana Petrova have published a paper in Nature Cardiovascular Research in which the origins of mammalian lymphatic vessels have been studied. In conclusion, the centripetal model via the paraxial mesoderm lineage may offer a more promising approach for direct differentiation of LECS in vitro without the need to pass through an intermediate venous lineage via the centrifugal model.
The link to the full publication is: https://rdcu.be/d5ovE
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