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Mass. General researchers identify master cardiac stem cell

Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiovascular Research Center have discovered what appears to be a master cardiac stem cell, capable of differentiating into the three major cell types of the mammalian heart. In a report to appear in the journal Cell, receiving early online release, they describe identifying these progenitor cells in mice, cloning them from embryonic stem cells, and showing that cloned cells can differentiate into cardiac muscle, smooth muscle or endothelial cells.

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