Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 229-236 , August 2005

Cardiac Stem and Progenitor Cell Biology for Regenerative Medicine

  • Daniele Torella

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ciro Indolfi, MD, FACC, FESC, Professor of Cardiology and Daniele Torella, MD, are to be contacted at Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Via Tommaso Campanella, 115, Catanzaro 88100, Italy. Tel.: (+39) 0961-712-310; fax: (+39) 0961-712-445.
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  • Georgina M. Ellison
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  • Bernardo Nadal-Ginard
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  • Ciro Indolfi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ciro Indolfi, MD, FACC, FESC, Professor of Cardiology and Daniele Torella, MD, are to be contacted at Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Via Tommaso Campanella, 115, Catanzaro 88100, Italy. Tel.: (+39) 0961-712-310; fax: (+39) 0961-712-445.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.06.006

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 229-236 , August 2005

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