New stem cells can regenerate heart tissue
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 13:28
in Health & Medicine
BOSTON, June 24 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified a new group of stem cells that can create cardiomyocytes, or heart muscle cells, to regenerate injured heart tissue.
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