Little-known glial cells regulate development and function of the heart (IMAGE)

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Little-known glial cells regulate development and function of the heart

Caption

A section of heart tissue that reveals the nexus glia of the heart (green) interact with neurons (blue) and heart cells (red), likely to modulate heart function

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Nina Kikel-Coury, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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