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Engineered myocardial tissues constructed in vivo using cardiomyocyte-like cells derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in rats

Yujie Xing, Anlin Lv, Li Wang, Yan Xue-bo, Wei Zhao, Feng Cao

Journal of Biomedical Science · 2012 · 21 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

We have developed an in vivo method to construct engineered myocardial tissue. The in vivo microenvironment helped engrafted cells/tissue survive and share similarities with the native heart tissue.

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