Molecular Imaging of Stem Cell Transplantation in Myocardial Disease

Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-112

  Chung, Jaehoon ^a   Yang, Phillip C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Molecular imaging; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055220571     PISSN: 19419066     EISSN: 19419074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12410-009-9001-4     Document Type: Review

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