Cardiac Progenitor Cells and the Interplay with Their Microenvironment

The microenvironment plays a crucial role in the behavior of stem and progenitor cells. In the heart, cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) reside in specific niches, characterized by key components that are altered in response to a myocardial infarction. To date, there is a lack of knowledge on these nic...

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Main Authors: Arianna Mauretti, Sergio Spaans, Noortje A. M. Bax, Cecilia Sahlgren, Carlijn V. C. Bouten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7471582