Transplantation of fetal myocardial tissue into the infarcted myocardium of rat. A potential method for repair of infarcted myoc
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Journal: Circulation
Publication Type: Journal Article
Date: 1996
ID: 8901770
Abstract
Unlike skeletal myocytes, mammalian adult cardiomyocytes cannot regenerate after injury. A possible strategy to increase viability and augment ventricular function after myocardial injury is fetal myocardial tissue transplantation. The engrafted fetal cells are a potential source of growth factors and can be used for cardiomyocyte-based gene therapy. The purpose of our study was to test the feasibility and efficiency of fetal cardiomyocyte transplantation into a model of myocardial infarction.
Chemical List
- Actins