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Transplantation of embryonic stem cells improves cardiac function in postinfarcted rats by Min, Jiang-Yong, Yang, Yinke, Converso, Kimber L, Liu, Lixin, Huang, Qin, Morgan, James P, Xiao, Yong-Fu

“…1  The Charles A. Dana Research Institute and the Harvard-Thorndike Laboratory; Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical…”
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Long-term improvement of cardiac function in rats after infarction by transplantation of embryonic stem cells by Min, Jiang-Yong, Yang, Yinke, Sullivan, Matthew F., Ke, Qingen, Converso, Kimber L., Chen, Yu, Morgan, James P., Xiao, Yong-Fu

“…Objective: This study was designed to investigate the feasibility of and potential functional improvement with embryonic stem cell transplantation in rats 32…”
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Significant improvement of heart function by cotransplantation of human mesenchymal stem cells and fetal cardiomyocytes in postinfarcted pigs by Min, Jiang-Yong, Sullivan, Matthew F, Yang, Yinke, Zhang, Jian-Ping, Converso, Kimber L, Morgan, James P, Xiao, Yong-F.u

“…Viable cardiomyocytes after myocardial infarction (MI) are unable to repair the necrotic myocardium due to their limited capability of regeneration. The…”
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Nkx2.5 homeoprotein regulates expression of gap junction protein connexin 43 and sarcomere organization in postnatal cardiomyocytes by Kasahara, Hideko, Ueyama, Tomomi, Wakimoto, Hiroko, Liu, Margaret K., Maguire, Colin T., Converso, Kimber L., Kang, Peter M., Manning, Warren J., Lawitts, Joel, Paul, David L., Berul, Charles I., Izumo, Seigo

“…Nkx2.5, an evolutionarily conserved homeodomain containing transcription factor, is one of the earliest cardiogenic markers. Although its expression continues…”
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Single histidine-substituted cardiac troponin I confers protection from age-related systolic and diastolic dysfunction by Palpant, Nathan J., Day, Sharlene M., Herron, Todd J., Converso, Kimber L., Metzger, Joseph M.

“…Aims Contractile dysfunction associated with myocardial ischaemia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Strategies to protect the…”
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Cardiac-directed parvalbumin transgene expression in mice shows marked heart rate dependence of delayed Ca2+ buffering action by Day, Sharlene M, Coutu, Pierre, Wang, Wang, Herron, Todd, Turner, Immanuel, Shillingford, Michael, LaCross, Nathan C, Converso, Kimber L, Piao, Lin, Li, Jingdong, Lopatin, Anatoli N, Metzger, Joseph M

“…1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2 Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University…”
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Progressive atrioventricular conduction defects and heart failure in mice expressing a mutant Csx/Nkx2.5 homeoprotein by Kasahara, H, Wakimoto, H, Liu, M, Maguire, C T, Converso, K L, Shioi, T, Huang, W Y, Manning, W J, Paul, D, Lawitts, J, Berul, C I, Izumo, S

“…A DNA nonbinding mutant of the NK2 class homeoprotein Nkx2.5 dominantly inhibits cardiogenesis in Xenopus embryos, causing a small heart to develop or blocking…”
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Abstract 415: Transgenic Expression of Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase Attenuates Exercise-induced Fatigue in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Carrier Mice by Garbincius, Joanne F, Merz, Lauren E, Cuttita, Ashley J, Bayne, Kaitlynn V, Schrade, Sara, Armstead, Emily A, Converso-Baran, Kimber L, Whitesall, Steven E, D’Alecy, Louis G, Michele, Daniel E

“…Abstract only Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disease caused by mutations in dystrophin and characterized by muscle degeneration,…”
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Cardiac-directed parvalbumin transgene expression in mice shows marked heart rate dependence of delayed Ca 2+ buffering action by Day, Sharlene M., Coutu, Pierre, Wang, Wang, Herron, Todd, Turner, Immanuel, Shillingford, Michael, LaCross, Nathan C., Converso, Kimber L., Piao, Lin, Li, Jingdong, Lopatin, Anatoli N., Metzger, Joseph M.

“…Relaxation abnormalities are prevalent in heart failure and contribute to clinical outcomes. Disruption of Ca 2+ homeostasis in heart failure delays relaxation…”
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