Role of Myocytes in Myocardial Collagen Production
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- 1 March 2001
- journal article
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- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 37 (3) , 833-840
Abstract
Excessive collagen deposition may cause abnormal stiffness of the heart during hypertrophy and heart failure. The potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II seems, via an unknown mechanism, to stimulate...Keywords
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