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Maturation of the heart.

D J Fisher1, J Towbin

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Clinics in Perinatology
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Heart function improves from fetus to adult due to increased contractile proteins and altered ion pump activity. Molecular changes, especially in myosin, drive this perinatal maturation, though not fully explaining it in larger species.

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