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c-kit cardiac progenitor cells: What is their potential?

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2009)

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Volume 106, Issue 28, Pages E78-E78

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NATL ACAD SCIENCES

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903261106

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