The angiotensin–calcineurin–NFAT pathway mediates stretch-induced up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases-2/-9 in atrial myocytes
✍ Scribed by Erol Saygili; Obaida R. Rana; Christian Meyer; Christopher Gemein; Michael G. Andrzejewski; Andreas Ludwig; Christian Weber; Ulrich Schotten; Alexander Krüttgen; Joachim Weis; Robert H. G. Schwinger; Karl Mischke; Tienush Rassaf; Malte Kelm; Patrick Schauerte
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 576 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8428
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