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Donor-derived mesenchymal stem cells remain present and functional in the transplanted human heart.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Jan 2009
Hoogduijn M J, Crop M J, Peeters A M A, Korevaar S S, Eijken M, Drabbels J J, Roelen D L, Maat A P M M, Balk A H M M, Weimar W, Baan C C
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are characterized by their multilineage differentiation capacity and immunosuppressive properties. They are resident in virtually all tissues and we have recently characterized MSC from the human heart. Clinical heart transplantation offers a model to study the fate o...
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