A novel microsurgical rodent model for the transplantation of engineered cardiac muscle flap.

Richard TeeWayne Allan MorrisonRodney J Dilley

Published in: Microsurgery (2018)

This is a technically feasible model that will be useful for future assessment of different cardiac stem cell implants and their functional significance in rat heart models.

Keyphrases

stem cells
left ventricular
heart failure
skeletal muscle
oxidative stress
breast reconstruction
current status
atrial fibrillation
internal carotid artery
mesenchymal stem cells