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Cardiac Regeneration from Activated Epicardium

In contrast to lower vertebrates, the mammalian heart has a very limited regenerative capacity. Cardiomyocytes, lost after ischemia, are replaced by fibroblasts. Although the human heart is able to form new cardiomyocytes throughout its lifespan, the efficiency of this phenomenon is not enough to su...

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Autores principales: van Wijk, Bram, Gunst, Quinn D., Moorman, Antoon F. M., van den Hoff, Maurice J. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044692