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Epicardial progenitor cells in cardiac development and regeneration.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Oct 2012
Schlueter Jan, Brand Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The epicardium forms an epithelial layer on the surface of the heart. It is derived from a cluster of mesothelial cells, which is termed the proepicardium. The proepicardium gives rise not only to the epicardium but also to epicardium-derived cells. These cells populate the myocardial wall and differentiate into smooth muscle cells, fibroblast, and possibly endothelial cells. In this review, the formation of the...
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