Heart regeneration in the Mexican cavefish
Although Astyanax mexicanus surface fish regenerate their hearts after injury, their Pachón cavedwelling counterparts cannot and, instead, form a permanent fibrotic scar, similar to the human heart. Myocardial proliferation peaks at similar levels in both surface fish and Pachón 1 week after injury....
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Elsevier
2018
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