The role of endothelial progenitor and cardiac stem cells in the cardiovascular adaptations to age and exercise

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4685-4702

  Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,c   Torella, Daniele ^a,b   Hopman, Maria T E ^a   Ellison, Georgina M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiac stem cells; Cardiovascular disease; Endothelial progenitor cells; Exercise; Review

Indexed keywords

AGING; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

AGING; ENDOTHELIUM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; STEM CELLS;

EID: 63849185898     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3560     Document Type: Article

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