Chapter 8. Phenotype and Function of c-kit+-derived Amplifying Myocytes

  1. Annarosa Leri MD1,
  2. Piero Anversa MD2,
  3. William H. Frishman MD3
  1. Rachel Wilson BS,
  2. Xiongwen Chen PhD,
  3. Hajime Kubo PhD,
  4. Remus Berretta BS,
  5. Steven R. Houser PhD

Published Online: 12 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470988909.ch9

Book Title

Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy

Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy

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How to Cite

Wilson, R., Chen, X., Kubo, H., Berretta, R. and Houser, S. R. (2007) Phenotype and Function of c-kit+-derived Amplifying Myocytes, in Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Therapy (eds A. Leri, P. Anversa and W. H. Frishman), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470988909.ch9

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

  2. 2

    Professor of Medicine and Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

  3. 3

    Rosenthal Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Director of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405148429

Online ISBN: 9780470988909

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Keywords:

  • amplifying myocytes;
  • cardiac stem cells (CSCS);
  • enzymatic dissociation techniques;
  • myocyte formation;
  • smallest mononucleated myocytes (SMMS)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Stem cells can differentiate into cardiac myocytes

  • Feline c-kit+ cardiac stem cells

  • New myocyte formation in the adolescent feline heart

  • Physiological phenotype of newly formed ventricular myocytes

  • Ca2+ channels in small mononucleated myocytes

  • Summary

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