Muscle Cells (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Muscle Cells

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The dramatic differences in pressure that occur in the heart influence muscle development, causing cardiomyocytes to have to adapt to their environment. The picture shows human cardiomyocytes that were derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.

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Sebastian Diecke, MDC

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