A process using human stem cells can generate the cells that cover the external surface of a human heart — epicardium cells — according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers. "In 2012, we ...

Embryonic epicardium is crucial for normal heart morphogenesis. The tissue originates from the proepicardial organ, with cells migrating to form the outer mesothelial layer, giving rise to non-myocyte ...

Medical researchers have found that a key to the zebrafish's ability to regenerate cardiac tissue lies in the outer layer of the heart known as the epicardium. When this critical layer is damaged, the ...

While organ transplants saw a 20 percent increase in the past five years, a lot of people in the recipient list still won't get one. That's why various scientists across the globe are trying to ...

Summary: Researchers show for the first time that the neurohormone oxytocin has a previously unsuspected function in both zebrafish and human cell cultures: it stimulates mature cells in the ...

A study revealed that the neurohormone oxytocin induces epicardial cell proliferation, which is vital in forming Epicardium-derived Progenitor Cells (EpiPCs). A function of oxytocin discovered in a ...

Researchers have created a heart organoid containing both cardiomyocytes and epicardium for the first time. The human heart starts forming in the first 3 weeks of conception. As women are often not ...