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Leukocyte-Dependent Regulation of Cardiac Fibrosis

Cardiac fibrosis begins as an intrinsic response to injury or ageing that functions to preserve the tissue from further damage. Fibrosis results from activated cardiac myofibroblasts, which secrete extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in an effort to replace damaged tissue; however, excessive ECM dep...

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Autores principales: Okyere, Ama Dedo, Tilley, Douglas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32322219
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00301