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Cardiomyocytes from embryonic stem cells: towards human therapy

Gábor Földes National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Guy Scadding Building Dovehouse Street, London, SW3 6LY, UK [email protected]; [email protected]; Semmelweis University, Heart Center, Budapest, Hungary

Sian E Harding National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Guy Scadding Building Dovehouse Street, London, SW3 6LY, UK [email protected]; [email protected]

Nadire N Ali National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Guy Scadding Building Dovehouse Street, London, SW3 6LY, UK [email protected]; [email protected]

Pages 1473-1483 | Published online: 07 Sep 2008

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