A gene encoding a hormone that could potentially be used as a therapeutic molecule to treat heart diseases has been discovered by scientists. The hormone - which they have chosen to name ELABELA - is only 32 amino-acids long, making it amongst the tiniest proteins made by the human body. The team led by Dr Bruno Reversade carried out experiments to determine ELABELA's function, since its existence was hitherto unsuspected. Using zebrafish ...
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