c-kit^pos GATA-4 High Rat Cardiac Stem Cells Foster Adult Cardiomyocyte Survival through IGF-1 Paracrine Signalling

• Nanako Kawaguchi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nanako Kawaguchi, Andrew J. Smith

  Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Andrew J. Smith ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nanako Kawaguchi, Andrew J. Smith

  Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Cheryl D. Waring,

  Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Md Kamrul Hasan,

  Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shinka Miyamoto,

  Affiliations International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Rumiko Matsuoka,

  Affiliation International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Georgina M. Ellison

  * E-mail: g.m.ellison@ljmu.ac.uk

  Affiliation Stem Cell and Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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