Transient Regenerative Potential of the Neonatal Mouse Heart

• DOI: 10.1126/science.1200708
• Publication Date: 2011-02-24T19:33:23Z
• Authors: Enzo R. Porrello; Ahmed I. Mahmoud; Emma Simpson; Joseph A. Hill; James A. Richardson; Eric N. Olson; Hesham A. Sadek
• Keywords: Transient (computer programming); Mammalian heart

The heart in a newborn mouse can rebuild itself after injury, but this regenerative capacity is lost within few days.