Molecular barriers to direct cardiac reprogramming

Abstract Myocardial infarction afflicts close to three quarters of a million Americans annually, resulting in reduced heart function, arrhythmia, and frequently death. Cardiomyocyte death reduces the heart’s pump capacity while the deposition of a non-conductive scar incurs the risk of arrhythmia. D...

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Main Authors: Haley Vaseghi, Jiandong Liu, Li Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2017-04-01
Series:Protein & Cell
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-017-0402-x