Nerve Cell-Heart Cell Connections Benefit Both Types of Cells (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Nerve Cell-Heart Cell Connections Benefit Both Types of Cells

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Human stem cells were turned into sympathetic neurons, which were then grown together with heart muscle cells. The neurons connected to the heart cells, which caused the neurons to mature further. When the neurons were stimulated, they released molecular signals and the heart cells began to beat faster.

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