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Maturation status of sarcomere structure and function in human iPSC-derived cardiac myocytes.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jul 2016
Bedada Fikru B, Wheelwright Matthew, Metzger Joseph M
Abstract excerpt
Human heart failure due to myocardial infarction is a major health concern. The paucity of organs for transplantation limits curative approaches for the diseased and failing adult heart. Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes (hiPSC-CMs) have the potential to provide a long-term, viable, regenerative-medicine alternative. Significant progress has been made with regard to efficient cardiac...
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