New method to evaluate myocyte remodeling from formalin-fixed biopsy and autopsy material

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-348

  Gerdes, A Martin ^a   Onodera, Tatsuyuki ^a   Tamura, Tetsutaro ^a   Said, Suleman ^a   Bohlmeyer, Teresa J ^b   Abraham, William T ^b   Bristow, Michael R ^b  

^a SANFORD RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Heart failure; Myocytes; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; FORMALDEHYDE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032422346     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9164(98)90240-8     Document Type: Article

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