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On the mechanics of cardiac function of Drosophila embryo.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2008
Wu Mingming, Sato Thomas N
Abstract excerpt
The heart is a vital organ that provides essential circulation throughout the body. Malfunction of cardiac pumping, thus, leads to serious and most of the times, to fatal diseases. Mechanics of cardiac pumping is a complex process, and many experimental and theoretical approaches have been undertaken to understand this process. We have taken advantage of the simplicity of the embryonic heart of an invertebrate,...
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