Heat Map of Heart Valve Culture (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Heat Map of Heart Valve Culture

Caption

This is a heat map of the valve-formation section of a chick heart sitting on a special hydrogel which is deformed by the beating of the attached heart muscle. Regions of high deformation are colored orange and red while areas of low deformation are colored blue.

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MK Sewell-Loftin / Vanderbilt

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