Novel axolotl cardiac function analysis method using magnetic resonance imaging.

The salamander axolotl is capable of complete regeneration of amputated heart tissue. However, non-invasive imaging tools for assessing its cardiac function were so far not employed. In this study, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is introduced as a non-invasive technique to image heart function o...

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Main Authors: Pedro Gomes Sanches, Roel C Op 't Veld, Wolter de Graaf, Gustav J Strijkers, Holger Grüll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5570274?pdf=render