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Cardiac Fibroblast to Myofibroblast Phenotype Conversion—An Unexploited Therapeutic Target

Fibrosis occurs when the synthesis of extracellular matrix outpaces its degradation, and over time can negatively impact tissue and organ function. In the case of cardiac fibrosis, contraction and relaxation of the heart can be impaired to the point of precipitating heart failure, while at the same...

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Autor principal: Czubryt, Michael P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787657/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31426390
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcdd6030028