ACE2 Is Augmented in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle and Plays a Role in Decreasing Associated Fibrosis

Cecilia Riquelme; María José Acuña; Javiera Torrejón; Daniela Rebolledo; Daniel Cabrera; Robson A. Santos; Enrique Brandan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093449

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ACE2 Is Augmented in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle and Plays a Role in Decreasing Associated Fibrosis

Cecilia Riquelme ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cecilia Riquelme, María José Acuña

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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María José Acuña ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Cecilia Riquelme, María José Acuña

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Javiera Torrejón,

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Daniela Rebolledo,

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Daniel Cabrera,

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Robson A. Santos,

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences Institute, INCT Nanobio-far, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Enrique Brandan

* E-mail: ebrandan@bio.puc.cl

Affiliation Center for Aging and Regeneration, CARE Chile UC and Department Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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ACE2 Is Augmented in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle and Plays a Role in Decreasing Associated Fibrosis

Cecilia Riquelme,
María José Acuña,
Javiera Torrejón,
Daniela Rebolledo,
Daniel Cabrera,
Robson A. Santos,
Enrique Brandan

Published: April 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093449

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