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Re-activated adult epicardial progenitor cells are a heterogeneous population molecularly distinct from their embryonic counterparts.
Stem cells and development - 1 Aug 2014
Bollini Sveva, Vieira Joaquim Miguel Nunes, Howard Sara, Dubè Karina Natasha, Balmer Gemma Mary, Smart Nicola, Riley Paul Richard
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease remains the major cause of mortality, and cardiac cell therapy has recently emerged as a paradigm for heart repair. The epicardium is a layer of mesothelial cells covering the heart that during development contributes to different cardiovascular lineages, including cardiomyocytes, but which becomes quiescent after birth. We previously revealed that the peptide thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) can...
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