Na+ current expression in human atrial myofibroblasts:identity and functional roles

In the mammalian heart fibroblasts have important functional roles in both healthy conditions and diseased states. During pathophysiological challenges, a closely related myofibroblast cell population emerges, and can have distinct and significant roles.Recently, it has been reported that human atri...

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Main Authors: Jussi Tapani Koivumäki, Robert eClark, Darrell eBelke, Colleen eKondo, Paul W. M. Fedak, Mary Margot Catherine Maleckar, Wayne Rodney Giles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00275/full