Using tyrosinase as a tri-modality reporter gene to monitor transplanted stem cells in acute myocardial infarction

Heart disease: Tracking transplanted stem cells Developing stem cell treatments for heart disease could be aided by adding the gene for tyrosinase, an enzyme that can reveal the location and activity of the cells. Transplanting stem cells derived from bone marrow into injured hearts shows promise fo...

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Main Authors: Mei Liu, Yichun Wang, Mengting Li, Hongyan Feng, Qingyao Liu, Chunxia Qin, Yongxue Zhang, Xiaoli Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-018-0080-7