Essays about: "cardiac progenitor cell"

Found 2 essays containing the words cardiac progenitor cell.

  1. 1. Distribution of Sca-1+ cardiac progenitor cells in the healthy and the post-MI heart

    University essay from Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin; Hälsouniversitetet

    Author : Jonas Christoffersson; [2012]
    Keywords : Myocardial infarction; cardiac progenitor cell; regenerative medicine; immunohistochemistry; laser scanning cytometry.;

    Abstract : The myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the leading causes of death in the world today. Accumulated atherosclerotic plaque occluding cardiac blood vessels results in a lack of oxygen supply to parts of the heart, and consequentially the death cardiomyocytes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development of Organ-Specific Progenitor Cell Cultures as Efficacy Test Platforms for Electron-Spun Fibre Meshes in Regenerative Medicine Applications

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Vijayalakshmi Rajendran; [2011]
    Keywords : Cardiovascular; regenerative; progenitor; topology; PEDOT coated PCL; cytotoxicity; Fluoroscence; proliferation; differentiation; neurodegenerative; myocardial infarction;

    Abstract : The nervous and cardiovascular system plays the most complex and vital role in all organisms. Any damage or injury to these essential organs in our body results in long term irreversible impairment or death. READ MORE