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Abbreviations
ACTA2 Alpha-actin-2 or alpha smooth muscle actin
ALDH
Aldehyde dehydrogenase
ASM
Airway smooth muscle
BMP4
Bone morphogenetic protein 4
BMS493 A pan-retinoic acid receptor inverse agonist
CDH
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DEAB
Diethylaminobenzaldehyde
DKK1
Dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1
E
Embryonic day
FGF
Fibroblast growth factor
GLI
GLI-Kruppel family member
HH
Hedgehog
MYH11 Myosin heavy chain 11
MYOCD Myocardin
n.d.
Not determined
NKX2.1 NK2 homeobox 1
p.c.
Post coitum
PH
Pulmonary hypertension
PN
Postnatal day
RA
Retinoic acid
RAD
Retinoic acid deficiency or retinoic acid-deficient
RALDH Retinaldehyde dehydrogenase
RAR
Retinoic acid receptor
RARE
Retinoic acid response element
SHH
Sonic hedgehog
SRF
Serum response factor
STRA6 Stimulated by retinoic acid 6
TAGLN Transgelin
TEF
Tracheoesophageal fistula
TGFβ
Transforming growth factor-beta
VA
Vitamin A
VAD
Vitamin A deficiency or vitamin A-deficient
WNT
Wingless-type MMTV integration site family