Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 96-100 , April 2005

A Role for Msx2 and Necdin in Smooth Muscle Differentiation of Mesoangioblasts and Other Mesoderm Progenitor Cells

  • Silvia Brunelli
    • ,
  • Giulio Cossu

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Giulio Cossu, Stem Cell Research Institute, DIBIT-H San Raffaele, via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy. Tel.: (+39) 0226234954, fax: +(39) 0226434621.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.04.004

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 96-100 , April 2005

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