Investigations into the role of a protein involved in heart function

Submitted on 14 April 2017 - 12:01pm

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La proteína-c obligatoria de la miosina cardiaca fosforilizada logra que las paredes del corazón se flexibilicen, lo que aumenta la fuerza y frecuencia de la contracción del músculo cardiaco. (Shutterstock.com)

With the purpose of understanding the function of heart muscles, research carried out at the University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus, is studying the myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C). This protein controls the intensity and rhythm to which the heart contracts.

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