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. 2011 Mar;13(3):191-3.
doi: 10.1038/ncb0311-191.

Shortcuts to making cardiomyocytes

Huansheng Xu, B Alexander Yi, Kenneth R Chien
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Shortcuts to making cardiomyocytes

Huansheng Xu et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

The adult human heart lacks sufficient regenerative capacity to recover after a myocardial infarction. Cell-based therapy has emerged as a potential treatment for the failing heart; however, a key issue for the success of future cell-based therapies is the ability to obtain patient-specific high-quality cardiomyocytes in a fast and efficient manner. Recent progress has been made towards this goal using reprogramming-based approaches.

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