Cardiomyocytes Undergoing Mitosis With Complete Cytokinesis

Toward natural heart regeneration, Van Andel Institute scientists assert: “Markers of cell cycle progression based on DNA content cannot distinguish between mitotic cardiomyocytes that fail to complete cytokinesis from those cells that undergo true cell division. With the use of molecular beacons (MBs) targeting specific mRNAs, we aimed to identify truly proliferative cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.”   MORE

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