Rac1 and connective tissue growth factor. The missing link between atrial remodeling and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation?
- PMID: 20117463
- PMCID: PMC2848439
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.071
Rac1 and connective tissue growth factor. The missing link between atrial remodeling and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation?
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Rac1-induced connective tissue growth factor regulates connexin 43 and N-cadherin expression in atrial fibrillation.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 2;55(5):469-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.08.064. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010. PMID: 20117462
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