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Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor prevents skeletal muscle fibrosis in myocardial infarction mice
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β)-Smad2/3 is the major signaling pathway of fibrosis, which is characterized by the excessive production and accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, including collagen. Although the ECM is an essential component of skeletal muscle, fib...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183133/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32334642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13395-020-00230-9 |