Transdifferentiation of blood-derived human adult endothelial progenitor cells into functionally active cardiomyocytes

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1024-1032

  Badorff, Cornel ^a   Brandes, Ralf P ^a   Popp, Rüdiger ^a   Rupp, Stefan ^a   Urbich, Carmen ^a   Aicher, Alexandra ^a   Fleming, Ingrid ^a   Busse, Rudi ^a   Zeiher, Andreas M ^a   Dimmeler, Stefanie ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cells; Endothelium; Myocytes; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; ALPHA ACTININ; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCEIN; LUCIFER YELLOW; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; TROPONIN I;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL FUSION; CELL GROWTH; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MICROINJECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEM CELL; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0037465437     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000051460.85800.BB     Document Type: Article

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