Is angiotensin II a proliferative factor of cardiac fibroblasts?
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Is angiotensin II a proliferative factor of cardiac fibroblasts?
Angiotensin II has been implicated as an important factor in cardiac remodeling, particularly in the development of pathological left ventricular hypertrophy. It is generally assumed that angiotensin II is able to alter the phenotype of cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts, and several experiments have suggested that this peptide can particularly affect the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts. How...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Research
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0008-6363
DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6363(01)00448-5