Human cardiomyogenesis and the need for systems biology analysis

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 666-680

  Adam Young, D ^a   Dequach, Jessica A ^a   Christman, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053550895     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.141     Document Type: Review

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