During the Heart Attack, Muscle Protein Helps in Blood Clotting
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A common heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot--worsening damage to heart tissue, a new study shows.A team led by John H. Griffin, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research, made the unexpected finding after a series of experiments spanning three years and involving researchers from multiple collaborating institutions. Though blood clotting is the root ca...
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