Molecular distinction between physiological and pathological cardiac hypertrophy: Experimental findings and therapeutic strategies

Pharmacology & Therapeutics - Tập 128 Số 1 - Trang 191-227 - 2010
Bianca C. Bernardo1, Kate L. Weeks2,3, Lynette Pretorius2,4, Julie R. McMullen1
1Cardiac Hypertrophy Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
2Cardiac Hypertrophy Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
3Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
4Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Medicine (Alfred Hospital), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

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