Epicardium-derived cells (EPDCs) in development, cardiac disease and repair of ischemia

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1056-1060

  Groot, Adriana C Gittenberger de ^a   Winter, Elisabeth M ^a   Poelmann, Robert E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac development; Cardiomyopathy; Epicardium; Epicardium derived cells (EPDCs); Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT); Myocardial infarction; Proepicardial organ; Second heart field; Wilms' tumour 1 (WT1)

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

ADULT STEM CELLS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIUM; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954729235     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01077.x     Document Type: Review

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