Survival, Integration, and Differentiation of Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cells in the Heart

Unrestricted somatic stem cells (USSCs) derived from human umbilical cord blood represent an attractive cell source to reconstitute the damaged heart. We have analyzed the cardiomyogenic potential and investigated the fate of USSCs after transplantation into rat heart in vivo. USSCs demonstrated car...

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Main Authors: Zhaoping Ding, Sandra Burghoff, Anja Buchheiser, Gesine Kögler, Jürgen Schrader M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/096368912X640466