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A Model of the Structural and Functional Development of the Normal Human Fetal Left Ventricle Based on a Global Growth Law

Jacques Ohayon Department of Composite Materials, LaMaCo, Engineering School of Chambery, University of Savoie, Le Bourget du Lac, 73376, France
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Hongxue Cai Laboratory of Cellular Biology/NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Pierre-Simon Jouk Pattern Recognition and Quantitative Microscopy, UMR CNRS 5525, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 217, Grenoble Cedex 9, 38043, France
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Yves Usson Pattern Recognition and Quantitative Microscopy, UMR CNRS 5525, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 217, Grenoble Cedex 9, 38043, France
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Annabelle Azancot Perinatal Cardiology and Physiology, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 Blvd. Serurier, Paris, 75019, France
Pages 113-126 | Published online: 14 Sep 2010

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