Only cardiac muscle tissue, comprising cells called myocytes, is present in the heart. In this article, we discuss the structure and function of cardiac muscle tissue. We also cover medical ...

Myocyte death and formation of new myocytes by the CSCs are the two processes that enable this organ to maintain a proper and uninterrupted cardiac output from birth to adulthood and into old age.

Adult rat cardiac myocyte: The protein alpha-actinin (red) reveals the periodic structure of the myofibril. Two nuclei are stained in blue. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

A variety of preclinical and clinical studies using different cell types have demonstrated variable degrees of improvement in cardiac function ... provide a regulatory structure for stem cells ...