Heart Tissue Three Days after Myocardial Infarction (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Heart Tissue Three Days after Myocardial Infarction

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Microscopic images of murine myocardial tissue three days after myocardial infarction. MMP-9 activation was clearly decreased in the LCZ696 treatment group while the number of inflammatory cells (macrophages) remained unchanged in any group.

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Dr. Masanobu Ishii and Associate Professor Koichi Kaikita

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