Researchers have discovered that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an important role in the development of the heart. Specifically, it affects the correct ...

In a landmark study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, researchers discovered for the first time that a certain kind of protein similar to hemoglobin, called cytoglobin, plays an ...

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Video shows zebrafish with mutant gene lacking cytoglobin. Heart defects are seen with heart on the right side instead of the left side with blood flow looping to the left instead of the right.