cardiomyocyte
cardiomyo.site · being built
| What it is | The muscle cell of the heart, which contracts with every beat. |
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| Comes from | Cardiac progenitor |
| About | Human cardiomyocytes are renewed through life, about 1 percent a year at age 25 falling to 0.45 percent at 75, so fewer than half are exchanged in a normal life span. |
| Source | Bergmann O, Bhardwaj RD, Bernard S, Zdunek S, Barnabe-Heider F, Walsh S, et al. Evidence for cardiomyocyte renewal in humans. Science. 2009;324(5923):98-102. PMID: 19342590 |
| Status | being built; its twin, knowledge and helper come with cardiomyo.site |