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From: Smooth muscle cell sheet transplantation preserve cardiac function and minimize cardiac remodeling in a rat myocardial infarction model

Fig. 2

Fractional area shortening (Panel a) and ejection fraction (Panel b) assessed by echocardiography in experimental groups before cell sheet transplantation (baseline) and twenty-eight days after cell sheet transplantation (after treatment). *p < 0.05 vs. SMC-Tx. SMC-Tx, smooth muscle cell sheet transplantation group; DFB-Tx, dermal fibroblast sheet transplantation group; Untreated, untreated group. Each groups n = 10

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