| CPC A61L 27/3633 (2013.01) [A61K 35/12 (2013.01); C12N 5/0657 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); C12N 2533/90 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |

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1. A method for preparing a cardiac extracellular matrix, comprising:
(a) selecting SUSD2 High fibroblasts from a population of cardiac fibroblasts; and
(b) plating the SUSD2 High fibroblasts into a culture having a cell density of 100,000 to 500,000 cells per cm2, wherein the SUSD2 High fibroblasts secrete a cardiac extracellular matrix that is attached to the surface on which the SUSD2 High fibroblasts are plated.
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