“Hormônio do amor”, ocitocina pode ter potencial de regenerar o coração, diz estudo

HORMÔNIO DO AMOR

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Cientistas dos Estados Unidos descobriram indícios que a ocitocina pode ter mais uma função, esta pouco conhecida: a regeneração do coração

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Segundo os especialistas, a descoberta poderá abrir caminhos para o desenvolvimento de estratégias para promover a regeneração do coração humano após um ataque cardíaco

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