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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Miguel Mano
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-41538 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Eulalio Ana A Mano Miguel M Dal Ferro Matteo M Zentilin Lorena L Sinagra Gianfranco G Zacchigna Serena S Giacca Mauro M
Nature 20121205 7429
In mammals, enlargement of the heart during embryonic development is primarily dependent on the increase in cardiomyocyte numbers. Shortly after birth, however, cardiomyocytes stop proliferating and further growth of the myocardium occurs through hypertrophic enlargement of the existing myocytes. As a consequence of the minimal renewal of cardiomyocytes during adult life, repair of cardiac damage through myocardial regeneration is very limited. Here we show that the exogenous administration of s ...[more]