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Contributors | p. vii |
Preface | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Stem cell biology | p. 3 |
Homing of stem cells and tissue injury | p. 5 |
Adult stem cell plasticity: lineage potential on a continuum | p. 11 |
Embryonic stem cells and cardiogenesis | p. 25 |
Mesenchymal stem-cell-derived cardiomyogenic cells | p. 37 |
Bone marrow cells and vascular growth | p. 47 |
Progenitor cells and vascular repair | p. 57 |
Cardiac progenitor cells in the adult heart | p. 67 |
Cardiac side population cells: phenotype and functional significance | p. 69 |
Phenotype and function of c-kit[superscript +] derived amplifying myocytes | p. 77 |
Cardiac stem cells and their niches | p. 87 |
Activation of the local regenerative system of the heart | p. 95 |
Progenitor cells and the diseased heart | p. 103 |
Embryonic stem cells and myocardial regeneration | p. 105 |
Bone-marrow-derived cells in myocardial repair and regeneration | p. 117 |
Endothelial progenitor cells and the infarcted heart | p. 129 |
Cytokines and heart remodeling | p. 139 |
IGF-1, muscle progenitors, and heart failure | p. 159 |
Cardiac progenitor cells and heart failure | p. 159 |
Cardiac stem cells and diabetic cardiomyopath | p. 161 |
Stem cells and cardiac aging | p. 171 |
Bioengineered scaffolds: myocytes, endothelial cells and cardiac repair | p. 183 |
Gene therapy and cellular therapy in cardiac repair | p. 193 |
Cardiac stem cells and the failing heart | p. 201 |
Myocardial infarction: risks and hope | p. 211 |
Future directions | p. 219 |
Conclusions - future directions | p. 221 |
Index | p. 225 |
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