Decreased Expression of Thrombospondin-1 in Failing Hearts May Favor Ventricular Remodeling

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2231-2233

  Batlle, M ^a   Perez Villa F ^a   Lazaro A ^a   Garcia Pras E ^a   Vallejos, I ^a   Sionis, A ^a   Castel, M A ^a   Roig, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THROMBOSPONDIN 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 68949206320     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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