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Its ability to detect minor pressure differences (as low as 1.5 kPa), including those generated by electrically induced contractions in a bioactuator, confirms its suitability for precise pressure ...

The increased miR-133 could inhibit cardiac fibrosis, cardiac hypertrophy, funny currents, and cardiomyocyte apoptosis and contribute to cardiac reprogram, which will mitigate cardiac dysfunction and ...

Figure 1. A simple schematic of molecular pathways of cardiogenesis. See reviews in References 9 to 13 for details. Shaded areas indicate the extracardiac cell sources. Dkk1 indicates Dickkopf1; Wnts, ...