Neuropeptide binding to a heart muscle cell, composite fluorescence deconvolution micrograph. Stacked images showing calcitonin gene-related peptide (

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Neuropeptide binding to a heart muscle cell, composite fluorescence deconvolution micrograph. Stacked images showing calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP, red) binding to the contractile fibres (myofibrils, white) of a binucleate cardiomyocyte. The cell's two nuclei can be seen in blue. Neuropeptides have been found to play a much larger role than initially thought in the control of calcium levels in organs other than the brain. Magnification: x400 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © R. BICK, B. POINDEXTER, M. MANN (TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY), M. SCHIESS (UTMSH-NEUROLOGY), UT MEDICAL SCHOOL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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