The mircrine mechanism controlling cardiac stem cell fate

The recent identification of c-kit-positive cardiac stem cells revealed the great growth reserve of the heart, in which connection among cells might be essential in regulating their fate. Especially, the mircrine mechanism, translocation of microRNAs (miRs) from a cell to another via gap junctions,...

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Main Author: Toru eHosoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00204/full