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Fgf21 is required for cardiac remodeling in pregnancy.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Nov 2017
Redondo-Angulo Ibon, Mas-Stachurska Aleksandra, Sitges Marta, Tinahones Francisco José, Giralt Marta, Villarroya Francesc, Planavila Anna
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AIMS: Fibroblast growth factor-21 (Fgf21) is an endocrine factor that contributes to many physiological and pathological processes, mainly via its action as a metabolic regulator. Recent studies have shown that Fgf21 plays an important role in cardiac tissue. Pregnancy offers a physiological model of adaptive and reversible heart enlargement, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this cardiac hypertrophy are...
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