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. 2021 Sep 28;11:19265. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98657-7

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Cardiac-derived c-kit expressing cells (CCs) are self-renewal, clonogenic, and multipotent give rise to cardiomyocytes, smooth muscle, and endothelial cells. c-Kit is a type III receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) transmembrane receptor involved in multiple intracellular signalling and considered a ligand for stem cell factor (SCF).