The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev,
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Israel
Editorial
PICOT as a Dual Regulator of Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy and Inotropy
Author(s): Yoram Etzion, Janet Ozer, Yaron Ishay, Gideon Sahar and Noah IsakovYoram Etzion, Janet Ozer, Yaron Ishay, Gideon Sahar and Noah Isakov
The contractile function of the normal adult heart is able to adapt rapidly in response to increased systemic demand for blood supply. Moreover, the heart undergoes a growth process, known as hypertrophy, in response to increased workload. This adaptive response is aimed to augment cardiac pump function and decrease ventricular wall tension in the face of an increased workload.
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