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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:660-661
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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DR CLIFFORD H. VAN METER (New Orleans, LA): I noticed that on electron microscopy, you could demonstrate intercalated discs between the transplanted cells. Were you able to identify adherence junctions or nascent discs or any other structure between the transplanted cells and the host cells?

DR LI: We did not evaluate whether the transplanted fetal cells communicated with the recipient heart cells because the histologic studies demonstrated that transplanted cardiac tissue was surrounded by the myocardial scar tissue.

DR VAN METER: Were ultrasonic microcrystals used to detect the shortening fractions? If so, were they left in place on the organ after transplantation for some period, or were they replaced at an interval after transplantation?

DR LI: We used echocardiography rather than ultrasonic crystals to evaluate the function of the transplanted cardiac tissue. In a previous study [1], we transplanted fetal rat cardiomyocytes into the subcutaneous fibrous tissue . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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