The epicardium signals the way towards heart regeneration

From historical studies of developing chick hearts to recent advances in regenerative injury models, the epicardium has arisen as a key player in heart genesis and repair. The epicardium provides paracrine signals to nurture growth of the developing heart from mid-gestation, and epicardium-derived c...

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Main Authors: Megan Masters, Paul R. Riley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506114000439