Distribution of Sca-1+ cardiac progenitor cells in the healthy and the post-MI heart

The myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. Accumulated atherosclerotic plaque occluding cardiac blood vessels results in a lack of oxygen supply to parts of the heart, and consequentially the death cardiomyocytes. The damaged area is replaced by scar tis...

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Main Author: Christoffersson, Jonas
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-81720