Endomyocardial fibrosis is associated with selective deposition of type I collagen

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 486-489

  Radhakumary, C ^a   Kumari, T V ^a   Kartha, Chandrasekharan C ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Collagen phenotype; Endomyocardial fibrosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADULT; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOMYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0035405360     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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