Reactivation of the Cell Cycle in Terminally Differentiated Cells (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit, 17)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780306474231
Subjects: Cellular biology; Molecular Genetics; Science; Medical / Nursing; Science/Mathematics; Histology; Life Sciences - Biology - Developmental Biology; Science / Biology; Life Sciences - Cytology; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Apoptosis; Cell Differentiation; Cell cycle; Heart cells; Muscle cells
First sentence: The ability of myocytes to proliferate and replace dying cells is markedly enhanced in the human failing myocardium in which 140 myocytes per million have been found in mitosis, while 14 myocytes per million are in mitosis under normal conditions.