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Reprogramming the injured heart

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When the heart is injured, the muscle does not regenerate and scars are produced. This process can be attenuated in the hearts of live mice by forcing scar-forming cells to become muscle cells. See Articles p.593 & p.599

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  1. Nathan J. Palpant and Charles E. Murry are in the Departments of Pathology, Bioengineering and Medicine/Cardiology, Center for Cardiovascular Biology, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.,

    Nathan J. Palpant & Charles E. Murry

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Palpant, N., Murry, C. Reprogramming the injured heart. Nature 485, 585–586 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/485585a

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