Heart Muscle Cells (IMAGE)

The Ottawa Hospital

Heart Muscle Cells

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Cardiotrophin 1 stimulates a good kind of heart muscle growth, generating long healthy fibres (right panel). Heart disease causes an unhealthy kind of heart muscle growth, similar to what is seen with phenylephrine treatment (middle panel).

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Cell Research

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