Epicardium-derived cells enhance proliferation, cellular maturation and alignment of cardiomyocytes

Weeke-Klimp, Alida; Bax, Noortje A.M.; Bellu, Anna Rita; Winter, Elizabeth M.; Vrolijk, Johannes; Plantinga, Josée; Maas, Saskia; Brinker, Marja; Mahtab, Edris A.F.; Gittenberger-de Groot, Adriana C.; van Luyn, Marja J.A.; Harmsen, Martin C.; Lie-Venema, Heleen

doi:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.07.007

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Volume 49, Issue 4 , Pages 606-616, October 2010

Epicardium-derived cells enhance proliferation, cellular maturation and alignment of cardiomyocytes

Alida Weeke-Klimp
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
- Both authors contributed equally to this study.
Noortje A.M. Bax
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
- Both authors contributed equally to this study.
Anna Rita Bellu
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Elizabeth M. Winter
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Johannes Vrolijk
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Josée Plantinga
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Saskia Maas
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Marja Brinker
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Edris A.F. Mahtab
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Adriana C. Gittenberger-de Groot
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Marja J.A. van Luyn
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Martin C. Harmsen
- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Group, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Heleen Lie-Venema
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author. Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands; P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 526 9338; fax: +31 71 526 8289.