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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface marker peculiar to myocardial progenitor cells, and to provide a method for isolating myocardial progenitor cells using the surface marker, a device therefor, and a device for in vivo introduction of myocardial progenitor cells. A cell population containing mesoderm cells is analyzed for the expression of at least one protein selected from the group consisting of CD44, Flk1 and PDGFRα, and selected from the group consisting of CD44, Flk1 and PDGFRα A method for isolating myocardial progenitor cells from a cell population containing mesoderm cells, comprising a step of recovering cells expressing at least one species, and a device using the method. [Selection figure] None |