image: The scientists' growth factor supported greater blood vessel regrowth in pigs after heart attack compared to a control (left). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 1, 2020, issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by S. Thavapalachandran at The University of Sydney in Westmead, NSW, Australia; and colleagues was titled, "Platelet-derived growth factor-AB improves scar mechanics and vascularity after myocardial infarction." view more
Credit: S. Thavapalachandran <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2019)