Distinct cell-to-fiber junctions are critical for the establishment of cardiotypical phenotype in a 3D bioartificial environment

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-163

  Kofidis, Theo ^a   Balsam, Leora ^a   De Bruin, Jorg ^a   Robbins, Robert C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioartificial heart muscle; Cardiomyocyte phenotype; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COLLAGEN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TISSUE;

MYOCARDIAL TISSUE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL LINKS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ADRENALIN; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOARTIFICIAL ORGAN; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0347510573     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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