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. 2009 Jul 14;106(28):E78; author reply E79.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0903261106. Epub 2009 Jul 1.

c-kit cardiac progenitor cells: what is their potential?

Isotta Chimenti, Roberto Gaetani, Lucio Barile, Giacomo Frati, Elisa Messina, Alessandro Giacomello
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c-kit cardiac progenitor cells: what is their potential?

Isotta Chimenti et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • c-kit expression identifies cardiovascular precursors in the neonatal heart.
    Tallini YN, Greene KS, Craven M, Spealman A, Breitbach M, Smith J, Fisher PJ, Steffey M, Hesse M, Doran RM, Woods A, Singh B, Yen A, Fleischmann BK, Kotlikoff MI. Tallini YN, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 10;106(6):1808-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808920106. Epub 2009 Feb 4. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19193854 Free PMC article.

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