Not all stress is bad for your heart

Science. 2021 Oct 15;374(6565):264-265. doi: 10.1126/science.abm1858. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Authors

Rajan Jain¹, Jonathan A Epstein¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Penn Cardiovascular Institute, Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Penn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 34648337
DOI: 10.1126/science.abm1858

Abstract

Shear stress forces instruct valve formation during cardiac development.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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MeSH terms

Heart Rate
Heart*

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