Isolation and expansion of cardiosphere-derived stem cells
The isolation and in vitro expansion of stem cells from the adult heart may provide a cell therapy for regenerating damaged myocardium. Cardiac stem cells can be isolated via magnetic or fluorescent cell sorting using specific cell-surface markers, including c-kit, Sca-1, and Isl-1. Because these is...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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