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Genetics of mechanosensation in the heart.
Journal of cardiovascular translational research - 1 Jun 2011
Buyandelger Byambajav, Ng Keat-Eng, Miocic Snjezana, Gunkel Sylvia, Piotrowska Izabela, Ku Ching-Hsin, Knöll Ralph
Abstract excerpt
Mechanosensation (the ultimate conversion of a mechanical stimulus into a biochemical signal) as well as mechanotransduction (transmission of mechanically induced signals) belong to the most fundamental processes in biology. These effects, because of their dynamic nature, are particularly important for the cardiovascular system. Therefore, it is not surprising that defects in cardiac mechanosensation, are...
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