Defining the timeline of periostin upregulation in cardiac fibrosis following acute myocardial infarction in mice
Abstract After myocardial infarction (MI), the heart's reparative response to the ischemic insult and the related loss of cardiomyocytes involves cardiac fibrosis, in which the damaged tissue is replaced with a fibrous scar. Although the scar is essential to prevent ventricular wall rupture in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26035-y |