Chapter The Zebrafish Kupffer's Vesicle: A Special Organ in a Model Organism to Study Human Diseases

The Kupffer's vesicle (KV) is a small, ciliated organ transiently present during embryogenesis of the zebrafish and other teleosts. The KV is required to the establishment of visceral laterality, such as the heart on the left side, being also known by the name left-right organizer (LRO). The LR...

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Main Author: Roxo-Rosa, Mónica (auth)
Other Authors: Lopes, Susana S. (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: InTechOpen 2020
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