Glucose inhibits cardiac muscle maturation through nucleotide biosynthesis
The heart switches its energy substrate from glucose to fatty acids at birth, and maternal hyperglycemia is associated with congenital heart disease. However, little is known about how blood glucose impacts heart formation. Using a chemically defined human pluripotent stem-cell-derived cardiomyocyte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-12-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/29330 |