Histamine-2 receptor antagonist famotidine modulates cardiac stem cell characteristics in hypertensive heart disease

Background Cardiac stem cells (CSCs) play a vital role in cardiac homeostasis. A decrease in the efficiency of cardiac stem cells is speculated in various cardiac abnormalities. The maintenance of a healthy stem cell population is essential for the prevention of adverse cardiac remodeling leading to...

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Main Authors: Sherin Saheera, Ajay G. Potnuri, Renuka Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3882.pdf