Endothelial heterogeneity in the umbilico-placental unit: DNA methylation as an innuendo of epigenetic diversity

• Main Authors: Paola eCasanello (Author), Daniela eSchneider (Author), Emilio A Herrera (Author), Ricardo eUauy (Author), Bernardo J Krause (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The endothelium is a multifunctional heterogeneous tissue playing a key role in the physiology of every organ. To accomplish this role the endothelium presents a phenotypic diversity that is early prompted during vascular development, allowing it to cope with specific requirements in a time- and sit...