Cardiomyocytes

Cell surface staining by wheat germ agglutinin (green) and nuclei (blue). i - cross-sectional view of cardiomyocyte. ii - longitudinal section of cardiomyocyte. Pinto Lab - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Cardiomyocytes are the primary contractile cell type of the heart.

Marker genes: Myh6, Tnnt2, Ttn.

Abbreviated cell population name(s): CM, CMs.