5.4 MATRIX GLA PROTEIN IN RELATION TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION
Introduction: Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) is highly expressed in cardiomyocytes and is upregulated after acute and chronic pressure overload and in myocardial hypertrophy in mice and humans. However, no study addressed the relation between cardiac function and MGP in humans. Methods and results: In 76...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930720/view |