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. 2014 Jan 31;114(3):409-11.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.113.302946.

Reprogramming the cardiac field

Erik Willems  1 , Mark Mercola
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Reprogramming the cardiac field

Erik Willems et al. Circ Res. .

Abstract

Two recent reports show that it is possible to reprogram somatic cells to a stem cell state using only a chemical cocktail or by inducing genes in tissues of engineered mice. These studies herald a time when cellular plasticity can be manipulated directly in the body to regenerate damaged tissues and organs. How do we go from these milestones to therapeutic heart regeneration?

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