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Defining the pathways of heart regeneration

Nature Cell Biology volume 24, pages 606–607 (2022)Cite this article

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Although cardiac cell therapy has been intensely studied, the high expectations are still an unmet goal. A study now characterizes the translational potential and mode of action of human ventricular progenitors (HVPs) derived from embryonic stem cells, as a source for cardiac cell therapy.

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Fig. 1: The proposed mode of action of HVP-mediated cardiac cell therapy.

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  1. Hubrecht Institute, KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Louk Theodoor Timmer & Eva van Rooij

  2. Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Eva van Rooij

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Timmer, L.T., van Rooij, E. Defining the pathways of heart regeneration. Nat Cell Biol 24, 606–607 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-022-00914-y

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