Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2972702 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The phenotypic transformation in this human chronic heart injury model is the result of transdifferentiation of male stem cells (atrial or circulating cells) into new cardiomyocytes. Immunologic injury predicts recipient cardiomyocyte engraftment and may be one of the mobilizing stimuli.
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Authors
Annalisa MD, Chiara BSc, PhD, Francesco MD, PhD, Antonio MD, Alida P. MD, PhD, Giuseppe MD, Mila BSc, PhD, Marialuisa MD, Gino MD, Gaetano MD, FRCP,