How to regenerate mouse hearts (IMAGE)

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How to regenerate mouse hearts

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This research discovered that opossum hearts are able to regenerate 2 weeks after birth because AMPK activity was still inactive. Applying this knowledge to mice, researchers were able to prolong the period of time that mouse hearts can regenerate after birth by blocking AMPK activity.

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