Human cardiac stem cells isolated from atrial appendages stably express c-kit.

The in vivo studies of myocardial infarct using c-ki⁺/Lin⁻ cardiac stem cells (CSCs) are still in the early stage with margin or no beneficial effects for cardiac function. One of the potential reasons may be related to the absence of fully understanding the properties of these cells both in vitro a...

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Main Authors: Jia-Qiang He, Duc Minh Vu, Greg Hunt, Atul Chugh, Aruni Bhatnagar, Roberto Bolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3225366?pdf=render