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Partial cell fusion: A newly recognized type of communication between dedifferentiating cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts

Ronald B. Driesen, G Dispersyn, Fons Verheyen, S VANDENEIJNDE, L.S. Hofstra, F. Thoné, Pieter U. Dijkstra, W. M. H. Debie, Frans C. S. Ramaekers

Cardiovascular Research · 2005 · 54 citations · 30 references

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Our results suggest that the partial cell fusion-type of heterocellular communication in our co-culture model and the contacts observed in vivo may lead to new insights in cardiovascular disease.

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Nanotubular Highways for Intercellular Organelle Transport

Amin Rustom, Rainer Saffrich, Ivanka Marković et al. · Science · 2004 · 1.9K citations

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Fusion of bone-marrow-derived cells with Purkinje neurons, cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes

Manuel Álvarez‐Dolado, Ricardo Pardal, José Manuel García‐Verdugo et al. · Nature · 2003 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Purification, Characterization, and<i>in vitro</i>Differentiation of Cytotrophoblasts from Human Term Placentae*

Harvey J. Kliman, John E. Nestler, EDUARDO SERMASI et al. · Endocrinology · 1986 · 1.6K citations

Transplanted bone marrow regenerates liver by cell fusion

George Vassilopoulos, Pei-Rong Wang, David W. Russell · Nature · 2003 · 1.3K citations

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Bone marrow–derived hematopoietic cells generate cardiomyocytes at a low frequency through cell fusion, but not transdifferentiation

Jens Nygren, Stefan Jovinge, Martin Breitbach et al. · Nature Medicine · 2004 · 1K citations · Full text

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