Protein identified that helps heart muscle contract

Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 00:21 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered that a protein called B1N1 is necessary for the heart to contract. The findings shed light not only on what makes a heart beat but also on heart failure, a disease where cardiac cells are no longer able to contract and pump blood through the body.

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