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Cardiac stromal cells on stage: From dull filler to specialized actors

VITTORIO PICCHIO¹, FRANCESCA PAGANO², ISOTTA CHIMENTI^1,3,*

1 Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University, Latina, 04100, Italy
2 Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Council of Research (IBBC-CNR), Monterotondo, 00015, Italy
3 Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, 80122, Italy

* Corresponding Author: Isotta Chimenti,