Long-term contractile activity and thyroid hormone supplementation produce engineered rat myocardium with adult-like structure and function.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.08.003
Abstract: The field of cardiac tissue engineering has developed rapidly, but structural and functional immaturity of engineered heart tissues hinder their widespread use. Here, we show that a combination of low-rate (0.2 Hz) contractile activity and thyroid… read more here.
Keywords: adult; contractile activity; hormone supplementation; rat ... See more keywords