Communications Biology (Mar 2022)

A pictorial account of the human embryonic heart between 3.5 and 8 weeks of development

  • Jill P. J. M. Hikspoors,
  • Nutmethee Kruepunga,
  • Greet M. C. Mommen,
  • S. Eleonore Köhler,
  • Robert H. Anderson,
  • Wouter H. Lamers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03153-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Hikspoors et al. generate a pictorial account of human embryonic heart development between 3.5 and 8 weeks. This resource provides detailed, interactive 3D anatomical models and quantifies the developmental milestones of key structures in cardiac function.