Cross section of an artery of the heart (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Cross section of an artery of the heart

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The tissue was labelled using markers for specific cells. The cells lining the inside of blood vessels called endothelial cells are shown in orange. Cardiac muscle cells are in grey. Finally, in teal, are the cellular nuclei, the structures that contain the DNA – the genetic information – of each cell in the body.

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© Sam Barnett and Antonio Manuel Almeida Miranda / Imperial College London

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