Friday, April 4, 2014

New study casts doubt on heart regeneration in mammals

The mammalian heart has generally been considered to lack the ability to repair itself after injury, but a 2011 study in newborn mice challenged this view, providing evidence for complete regeneration after resection of 10 percent of the apex, the lowest part of the heart. In a new study researchers attempted to replicate these recent findings but failed to uncover any evidence of complete heart regeneration in newborn mice that underwent apex resection. …Read Full Story



New study casts doubt on heart regeneration in mammals
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