VEGF is critical for spontaneous differentiation of stem cells into cardiomyocytes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 354, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 999-1003

  Song, Yao Hua ^a   Gehmert, Sebastian ^a   Sadat, Sanga ^a   Pinkernell, Kai ^b   Bai, Xiaowen ^a   Matthias, Nadine ^a   Alt, Eckhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cardiomyocytes; Differentiation; Stem cells; VEGF

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TROPONIN T; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC MYOSINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; RATS; STEM CELLS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TROPONIN T; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33846829796     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.095     Document Type: Article

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