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SUBMITTER: van Vliet P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3823117 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Vliet Patrick P Smits Anke M AM de Boer Teun P TP Korfage Tom H TH Metz Corina H G CH Roccio Marta M van der Heyden Marcel A G MA van Veen Toon A B TA Sluijter Joost P G JP Doevendans Pieter A PA Goumans Marie-José MJ
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 20100308 4
In the past years, cardiovascular progenitor cells have been isolated from the human heart and characterized. Up to date, no studies have been reported in which the developmental potential of foetal and adult cardiovascular progenitors was tested simultaneously. However, intrinsic differences will likely affect interpretations regarding progenitor cell potential and application for regenerative medicine. Here we report a direct comparison between human foetal and adult heart-derived cardiomyocyt ...[more]