Keratose Hydrogels Promote Vascular Smooth Muscle Differentiation from c-kit+ Human Cardiac Stem Cells: Underlying Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and coronary artery disease (CAD) kills over 370,000 people annually. There are available therapies that offer a temporary solution; however, only a heart transplant can fully resolve heart failure, and donor organ shortages...

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Main Author: Ledford, Benjamin
Other Authors: Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93593