Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 490-496, March 2010

Contribution of extracellular matrix to the mechanical properties of the heart

  • Gregory M. Fomovsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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  • Stavros Thomopoulos

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
  • ,
  • Jeffrey W. Holmes

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Box 800759, Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Tel.: +1 434 243 6321; fax: +1 434 982 3870.

Received 11 May 2009; received in revised form 8 July 2009; accepted 4 August 2009. published online 17 August 2009.

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PII: S0022-2828(09)00325-3

doi:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2009.08.003

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 490-496, March 2010