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Physiological contractility of cardiomyocytes in the wall of mouse and rat azygos vein.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Apr 2014
Liu Rong, Feng Han-Zhong, Jin J-P
Abstract excerpt
We recently demonstrated the abundant presence of cardiomyocytes in the wall of thoracic veins of adult mouse and rat. The highly differentiated morphology and myofilament protein contents of the venous cardiomyocytes suggested contractile functions. Here we further investigated the contractility...
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