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Reprogramming paces the heart

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Rodent cardiomyocytes are converted into pacemaker cells by viral delivery of a single transcription-factor gene.

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Figure 1: The coupled-clock pacemaker 'symphony'.

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  1. Edward G. Lakatta and Victor A. Maltsev are in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging (Intramural Research Program), US National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,

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