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Editorial
. 2009 May 22;104(10):1133-5.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.198929.

Importance of the SDF-1:CXCR4 axis in myocardial repair

Marc S Penn
Editorial

Importance of the SDF-1:CXCR4 axis in myocardial repair

Marc S Penn. Circ Res. .
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Figure 1
Schematic diagram of the timing of myocardial expression of SDF-1 and the myocardial and optimal functional stem cell expression of CXCR4. The lower figures list strategies for sustaining SDF-1 expression (Left) and induce early CXCR4 expression (Right).
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