Cell transplantation in heart failure management;Thérapie cellulaire de l'insuffisance cardiaque

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 651-662

  Vilquin, Jean Thomas ^a   Marolleau, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; BONE MARROW; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; FRANCE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3142710162     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2004206-7651     Document Type: Review

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