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1. Pedrotty, D.M. and Bursac, N., Cellular/tissue engineering - Cardiomyoplasty: The prospect of human stem cells, IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Mag. (USA), vol. 24 no. 3 (2005), pp. 125 - 7 [MEMB.2005.1436471] .
   (last updated on 2007/04/12)

   Abstract:
   Currently, the largest ongoing effort in cellular and tissue cardiomyoplasty therapies is the search for a suitable cell source. The following are the desirable attributes of an ideal cell source: 1) autologous (not requiring immune suppression), 2) able to substantially proliferate in vitro, 3) having a similar function when compared to host cardiomyocytes, and 4) able to couple with the host cells electrically and mechanically. A number of cell types have been attempted for cellular and tissue engineering therapies in the heart

   Keywords:
   bioelectric phenomena;cardiology;cellular biophysics;patient treatment;tissue engineering;