Modelling the human heart: human stem cell-based models lead the way in physiological, pathological, and toxicological research

Abstract

The research presented in this thesis was carried out at the department of Applied Stem cell Technologies at the TechMed Centre for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine at the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands. Financial support by the Dutch Heart Foundation and the foundation Proefdiervrij for the publication of this thesis is gratefully acknowledged.