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Role of extracellular matrix signaling cues in modulating cell fate commitment for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Karina H Nakayama1, Luqia Hou, Ngan F Huang

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, 265 Campus Drive, G1120, MC-5454, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Mail Code 153, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 60031l, 650-493-5000, USA.

Advanced Healthcare Materials
|January 21, 2014
PubMed

Keywords:
cardiovascularcell fateextracellular matrixstem cellstissue engineering

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