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Smooth Muscle Cells, But Not Myocytes, of Host Origin in Transplanted Human Hearts
2 Jul 2002
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BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence to support a role for stem cells in the regeneration and repair of the human cardiovascular system. However, significant controversy still remains about the extent of chimerism present in blood vessels and myocytes of transplanted human hearts. METHODS AND RESULTS: We investigated the contribution of infiltrating host cells to human cardiac allografts by evaluating the...
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