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Transcription factor-driven conversion of quiescent cardiomyocytes to pacemaker cells

The heartbeat originates within the sinoatrial node (SAN), a small highly-specialized structure containing <10,000 genuine pacemaker cells. The ~5 billion working cardiomyocytes downstream of the SAN remain quiescent when it fails, leading to circulatory collapse and fueling a $6B/year electronic...

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Main Authors: Kapoor, Nidhi, Liang, Wenbin, Marbán, Eduardo, Cho, Hee Cheol
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3775583/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23242162
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2465
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