Assessment of cardiovascular fibrosis using novel fluorescent probes.

Cardiovascular fibrosis resulted from pressure overload or ischemia could alter myocardial stiffness and lead to ventricular dysfunction. Fluorescently labeled collagen-binding protein CNA 35, derived from the surface component of Staphylococcus aureus, and a novel synthetic biphenylalanine containi...

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Main Authors: Jiqiu Chen, Seung Koo Lee, Wael R Abd-Elgaliel, Lifan Liang, Elisa-Yaniz Galende, Roger J Hajjar, Ching-Hsuan Tung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3080412?pdf=render