Sphingosine-1-phosphate promotes the differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells into cardiomyocytes under the designated culturing conditions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is of growing interest to develop novel approaches to initiate differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into cardiomyocytes. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a native cir...

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Main Authors: Zhang Henggui, Wang Tan, Cai Meihua, Pan Fang, Zhao Xiubo, Chen Zhibin, Zhao Zhenqiang, Lu Jian R, Lei Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/18/1/37