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Epicardial Complement C3 Activation in Neonatal Cardiac Regeneration

Anthony Y Zhu¹, Maggie S Chen¹, Annika M T Braun¹

¹Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (A.Y.Z., M.S.C., A.M.T.B., L.B.D., E.K.G., U.-S.D., A.D., N.N., R.T.L.).

|March 23, 2026

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angiogenesis cardiovascular system complement C3 complement activation macrophage activation pericardium regeneration

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