Transcriptional activation of muscle atrophy promotes cardiac muscle remodeling during mammalian hibernation
Background. Mammalian hibernation in thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) is characterized by dramatic changes on a physiological and molecular level. During hibernation, mammalian hearts show a propensity to hypertrophy due to the need for increasing contractility to pump co...
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2317.pdf |