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Cardiac progenitor cells generate healthy tissue after a heart attack
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Cardiac progenitor cells generate healthy tissue after a heart attack

by Technical University Munich Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Following a heart attack, the human body is incapable of repairing lost tissue due to the heart’s inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with heart progenitor cells could result in the formation of functional heart cells at injured sites. This new therapeutic approach is introduced by...

The key to proper muscle growth
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The key to proper muscle growth

MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE IN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION IMAGE: Immunofluorescence analysis of a group of proliferating stem cells associated with a muscle fiber (grey). The stem cells produce Dll1 (red) and MyoD (green). Two of the cells produces MyoG (blue): They are differentiating to form a new muscle cell. Note that the overlay...