Linkage between elevated PDGF-C expression and myocardial fibrogenesis in coxsackievirus B3-induced chronic myocarditis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 642-643

  Yang, Decheng ^a   Qiu, Dexin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR C; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COXSACKIE VIRUS B3; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; FIBROGENESIS; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOKINES; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 17144368771     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi201     Document Type: Editorial

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