Evidence for hormonal control of heart regenerative capacity during endothermy acquisition

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Why can’t we regenerate the heart? A recent study by the Huang laboratory at UCSF explored the heart of echidnas, platypus, anteaters, armadillos, whales and bats, and identified a key hormone that made our ancestors warm-blooded but left us susceptible to heart damage.

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