• The role of Periostin in regulating the biomechanical properties of cushion tissue 

    Wright, Lee; Damon, Brooke James, 1974-; Norris, Russell; Mjaatvedt, Corey; Mironov, Vladimir; Markwald, Roger; Forgács, Gabor, 1949- (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)
    During embryonic heart development the atrio-ventricular (AV) cushions swell and fuse to form the valves and septa of the adult heart. Initially, the cushions appear as swellings on the interior wall of the AV canal and ...