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Cardiac fibroblasts influence cardiomyocyte phenotype in vitro.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 May 2007
LaFramboise W A, Scalise D, Stoodley P, Graner S R, Guthrie R D, Magovern J A, Becich M J
Abstract excerpt
Cardiac fibroblasts impact myocardial development and remodeling through intercellular contact with cardiomyocytes, but less is known about noncontact, profibrotic signals whereby fibroblasts alter cardiomyocyte behavior. Fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes were harvested from newborn rat ventricles and separated by serial digestion and gradient centrifugation. Cardiomyocytes were cultured in 1) standard medium, 2)...
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