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Human cardiac tissue induces transdifferentiation of adult stem cells towards cardiomyocytes

Macarena Perán Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Spain; Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; *These authors contributed equally to this work
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Juan A. Marchal Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain; *These authors contributed equally to this work
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Elena López Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain
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Manuel Jiménez-Navarro Heart Unit, Virgen de la Victoria, Clinical University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Houria Boulaiz Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain
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Fernando Rodríguez-Serrano Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain
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Esmeralda Carrillo Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Spain
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Gema Sánchez-Espin Heart Unit, Virgen de la Victoria, Clinical University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Eduardo de Teresa Heart Unit, Virgen de la Victoria, Clinical University Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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David Tosh Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, UK
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Antonia Aranega Biopathology and Medicine Regenerative Institute (IBIMER), Granada, Spain; Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 332-337 | Received 14 Sep 2009, Accepted 03 Dec 2009, Published online: 16 Mar 2010

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