Cho and colleagues from Cedars - Sinai recently published a paper in Stem Cell Reports describing how the gene SHOX2 can nudge embryonic stem cells into becoming
cardiac pacemaker cells.
Not exact matches
Cho has previously published how induced
pacemaker cells can be created by introducing the TBX18 gene into rat
cardiac muscle
cells.
In the new research, when a spheroid of induced
pacemaker cells was surrounded by a layer of
cardiac muscle
cells, the IPM
cells were able to drive the previously quiescent nearby
cells at around 145 beats per minute.
According to the research results, the small monocrystalline solar
cells (22 % efficiency) used in the study were able to generate «much more» than the typical 5 to 10 microwatts that typical
cardiac pacemakers use, as even the lowest power output measured by the devices was an average of 12 microwatts.