Border Zone in the Human Heart (IMAGE)

Hubrecht Institute

Border Zone in the Human Heart

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This is a slice of human heart tissue after a recent heart attack. The white area is the lumen of the heart. Orange: healthy cells, these cells are the border zone in the human heart, red: damaged cells due to the heart attack, blue: connective tissue.

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Dennis de Bakker, © Hubrecht Institute

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