Exogenous Expression of Human apoA-I Enhances Cardiac Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

Kwong-Man Ng; Yee-Ki Lee; Wing-Hon Lai; Yau-Chi Chan; Man-Lung Fung; Hung-Fat Tse; Chung-Wah Siu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019787

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Exogenous Expression of Human apoA-I Enhances Cardiac Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

Kwong-Man Ng,

Affiliations Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Program, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Ageing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Department of Physiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Yee-Ki Lee,

Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Wing-Hon Lai,

Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Yau-Chi Chan,

Affiliation Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Man-Lung Fung,

Affiliations Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Program, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Ageing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Department of Physiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Hung-Fat Tse ,

* E-mail: cwdsiu@hkucc.hku.hk (C-WS); hftse@hkucc.hku.hk (H-FT)

Affiliations Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Program, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Ageing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Chung-Wah Siu

* E-mail: cwdsiu@hkucc.hku.hk (C-WS); hftse@hkucc.hku.hk (H-FT)

Affiliations Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Program, Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Ageing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Exogenous Expression of Human apoA-I Enhances Cardiac Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

Kwong-Man Ng,
Yee-Ki Lee,
Wing-Hon Lai,
Yau-Chi Chan,
Man-Lung Fung,
Hung-Fat Tse,
Chung-Wah Siu

Published: May 11, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019787

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