# development of the heart

> The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the heart over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.

**Wikidata**: [Q471817](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471817)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_development)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/development-of-the-heart


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)