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Expression of intermediate filament desmin and vimentin in the human fetal heart
1 Oct 1996
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BACKGROUND: The intermediate filament (IF) desmin provides support for contractile machinery in muscle cells, and vimentin plays an important role in maintaining the stability of mesenchymal cells and in signal transduction. However, development of IFs in heart tissue during intrauterine life in human is not well established. METHODS: In the present study, development of desmin and vimentin in human fetal hearts...
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