The mechanisms involved in the activation of transcription factors and BNP gene expression in loaded heart
Abstract Cardiac hypertrophy is an adaptive response of the heart to a variety of mechanical, hemodynamic, neurohumoral, and pathologic stimuli. Prolonged pathophysiological load leads to development of left ventricular hypertrophy and ultimately to heart failure. The natriuretic peptides includ...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Oulu
2001
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514265327 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514265327 |