Changing metabolism in differentiating cardiac progenitor cells - can stem cells become metabolically flexible cardiomyocytes?

The heart is a metabolic omnivore and the adult heart selects the substrate best suited for each circumstance, with fatty acid oxidation preferred in order to fulfill the high energy demand of the contracting myocardium. The fetal heart exists in an hypoxic environment and obtains the bulk of its en...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Malandraki-Miller, S, Lopez, C, Al-Siddiqi, H, Carr, C
Materialtyp: Journal article
Publicerad: Frontiers Media 2018