可视化心脏的形成

珍妮佛惊，MS，媒体 联络 和科学作家，营销传播，萨班研究所儿童医院洛杉矶你认为在这段视频里发生了什么？一个非常重要的器官正在形成心脏。

看心脏形态

By using a special microscope in the Translational Biomedical Imaging Lab (TBIL) at the Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Rusty Lansford, PhD, is able to record each heart cell as a living embryo grows and develops。 You are viewing the embryo from its belly (ventral) side, with the head on the left and the heart in the middle of the screen。 The magenta dots are somatic cells, which will develop into various body parts。 The blue dots are the cells travelling to form the inner lining of the heart chambers and blood vessels。 As you can see, cells from all regions of the body contribute to making our pumping heart。

为什么要跟踪心脏细胞？

By studying heart formation on a cellular level, Dr。 Lansford and other TBIL researchers are hoping to track exactly when and where defects arise。 This will allow them to better understand and treat the progression of congenital heart diseases in babies and children。

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