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Cessation of contraction induces cardiomyocyte remodeling during zebrafish cardiogenesis.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Feb 2014
Yang Jingchun, Hartjes Katherine A, Nelson Timothy J, Xu Xiaolei
Abstract excerpt
Contraction regulates heart development via a complex mechanotransduction process controlled by various mechanical forces. Here, we exploit zebrafish embryos as an in vivo animal model to discern the contribution from different mechanical forces and identify the underlying mechanotransductive signaling pathways of cardiogenesis. We treated 2 days postfertilization zebrafish embryos with Blebbistatin, a myosin II...
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