A new heart for a new head in vertebrate cardiopharyngeal evolution

Nature64.80
Volume: 520, Issue: 7548, Pages: 466 - 473
Published: Apr 23, 2015
Abstract
It has been more than 30 years since the publication of the new head hypothesis, which proposed that the vertebrate head is an evolutionary novelty resulting from the emergence of neural crest and cranial placodes. Neural crest generates the skull and associated connective tissues, whereas placodes produce sensory organs. However, neither crest nor placodes produce head muscles, which are a crucial component of the complex vertebrate head. We...
Paper Details
Title
A new heart for a new head in vertebrate cardiopharyngeal evolution
Published Date
Apr 23, 2015
Journal
Volume
520
Issue
7548
Pages
466 - 473
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