Not Signed In - Researchers Discover 'sticky' Proteins Fuse Adult Stem Cells To Cardiac Muscle, Repairing Hearts
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00 PM EST
... Cardiologists are increasingly using adult stem cells in clinical trials to repair hearts following heart attacks, but no one has understood how the therapy actually works. Now, in animal experiments, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. [click link for full article] ...
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