16 August 2025
Pumped Up
Using an array of techniques including live imaging and computational modelling, this study reveals the shaping of the functional architecture of the zebrafish heart during development. After initial tissue stretching as cardiac contractile forces increase, a drop in tissue tension regulated by the Notch molecular pathway follows and, in response to cardiac forces and stretch, stable growth of the organ to full capacity ensues
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