Testing Electrical Activity (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Researchers examined embryonic chickens' hearts and tested the electrical activity present in the cardiac muscle cells over a period of 24 hours. They found that changes in local proteins have important effects on embryonic heart beat control.

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Courtesy of Dr. Luis Polo-Parada.

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