http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/9969/
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The tissues and organs of developing embryos are organised by a process called cell-to-cell signalling – effectively cells ‘talking’ to each other.
These interactions are controlled by signalling molecules. A particularly important class of these molecules are called Wnt signals.
Previous studies had shown that ‘artificial’ activation and inhibition of Wnt signalling can induce the production of heart muscle cells.
New research carried out at the University of Aberdeen has carefully monitored Wnt signalling activity and where and when
Wnt signals normally occur, which now lends further evidence that Wnt signals naturally regulate heart muscle differentiation.
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