Relative roles of direct regeneration versus paracrine effects of human cardiosphere-derived cells transplanted into infarcted mice.

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Published in Circ Res on January 28, 2010

Authors

Isotta Chimenti1, Rachel Ruckdeschel Smith, Tao-Sheng Li, Gary Gerstenblith, Elisa Messina, Alessandro Giacomello, Eduardo Marbán

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1: Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.

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