Vinculin (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Vinculin

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The protein vinculin staves off heart muscle demise in aging fruit flies, rats and monkeys, a promising clue for treatment of age-related heart failure in humans.

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National Institute on Aging

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