Myocyte necrosis is the basis for fibrosis in renovascular hypertensive rats
The pathogenesis of fibrosis and the functional features of pressure overload myocardial hypertrophy are still controversial. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the function and morphology of the hypertrophied myocardium in renovascular hypertensive (RHT) rats. Male Wistar rats wer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000900013&tlng=en |