Age-related atrial fibrosis.
Many age-related diseases are associated with, and may be promoted by, cardiac fibrosis. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, hypoxia-induced factor (HIF), and the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) system have been implicated in fibrogenesis. Thus, we investigated whether age is related to these syst...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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