A distinct type of cell in myocardium: Interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLCs)

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-308

  Kostin, S ^a   Popescu, L M ^b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^c CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adult mesenchymal stem cells; Arrhytmogenesis; C kit; Cardiac repair; CD34; Chemo mechanical transducers; Interstial Cajal like cells (ICLCs); Myocardium; Shedding (micro)vesicles; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL SHAPE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 61449196647     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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