Pathophysiological roles of Fgf signaling in the heart

Cardiac remodeling progresses to heart failure, which represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiomyokines, cardiac secreted proteins, may play roles in cardiac remodeling. Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are secreted proteins with diverse functions, mainly in development and metabol...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki eItoh, Hiroya eOhta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00247/full