Mechanism of cardiac fibrosis by angiotensin: New insight revealed by genetic engineering

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 180-184

  Matsusaka, Taiji ^a,b   Katori, Hideyuki ^a   Homma, Toshio ^b   Ichikawa, Iekuni ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0343526898     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-1738(00)00018-9     Document Type: Review

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