Developmental and regenerative biology of multipotent cardiovascular progenitor cells

Circulation Research

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-364

  Sturzu, Anthony C ^a   Wu, Sean M ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac development; cardiomyocytes; cardiovascular disease; regeneration; stem cells

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; CD45 ANTIGEN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; WT1 PROTEIN;

CARDIAC STEM CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL RENEWAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; HEART; HUMANS; MICE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; PERICARDIUM; RATS; REGENERATION;

EID: 79751521773     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.227066     Document Type: Review

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