Heterogeneity in SDF-1 expression defines the vasculogenic potential of adult cardiac progenitor cells.

The adult myocardium has been reported to harbor several classes of multipotent progenitor cells (CPCs) with tri-lineage differentiation potential. It is not clear whether c-kit+CPCs represent a uniform precursor population or a more complex mixture of cell types.To characterize and understand vascu...

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Main Authors: Claudia O Rodrigues, Lina A Shehadeh, Michael Hoosien, Valerie Otero, Ines Chopra, Nicholas F Tsinoremas, Nanette H Bishopric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3161114?pdf=render