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Plzf as a candidate gene predisposing the spontaneously hypertensive rat to hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and interstitial fibrosis.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 2014
Liška František, Mancini Massimiliano, Krupková Michaela, Chylíková Blanka, Křenová Drahomíra, Šeda Ondřej, Šilhavý Jan, Mlejnek Petr, Landa Vladimír, Zídek Václav, d' Amati Giulia, Pravenec Michal, Křen Vladimír
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is the most widely used model of essential hypertension and is susceptible to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and myocardial fibrosis. Recently, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) that influences heart interstitial fibrosis was mapped to chrom...
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