Epicardium-derived cells enhance proliferation, cellular maturation and alignment of cardiomyocytes

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 606-616

  Weeke Klimp, Alida ^a   Bax, Noortje A M ^b   Bellu, Anna Rita ^a   Winter, Elizabeth M ^b   Vrolijk, Johannes ^b   Plantinga, Josée ^a   Maas, Saskia ^b   Brinker, Marja ^a   Mahtab, Edris A F ^b   Gittenberger de Groot, Adriana C ^b   van Luyn, Marja J A ^a   Harmsen, Martin C ^a   Lie Venema, Heleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alignment; Cardiomyocyte; Cellular coupling; Cellular maturation; Epicardium derived cell; Extracellular matrix

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNEXIN 43; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; TROPONIN I;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EPICARDIUM DERIVED CELL; HEART CELL CULTURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESOTHELIUM CELL; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; MICE; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PERICARDIUM;

MUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 77956178001     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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