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SUBMITTER: Senyo SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3548046 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature 20121205 7432
Although recent studies have revealed that heart cells are generated in adult mammals, the frequency of generation and the source of new heart cells are not yet known. Some studies suggest a high rate of stem cell activity with differentiation of progenitors to cardiomyocytes. Other studies suggest that new cardiomyocytes are born at a very low rate, and that they may be derived from the division of pre-existing cardiomyocytes. Here we show, by combining two different pulse-chase approaches--gen ...[more]