Examination Of Developing Hearts In Chickens May Lead To Solutions For Human Heart Abnormalities

When it is head versus heart, the heart comes first. The heart is the first organ to develop and is critical in supplying blood to the rest of the body. Yet, little is known about the complex processes that regulate the heartbeat. By studying chickens’ hearts, a University of Missouri researcher has identified certain proteins within the heart muscle that play an important regulatory role in embryonic heartbeat control.

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Filed under: Biology on January 22nd, 2009