Nestin expression is upregulated in the fibrotic rat heart and is localized in collagen-expressing mesenchymal cells and interstitial CD31(+)- cells

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Nestin expression is upregulated in the fibrotic rat heart and is localized in collagen-expressing mesenchymal cells and interstitial CD31⁽⁺⁾- cells

Vanessa Hertig,

Affiliation Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Kim Tardif,

Affiliation Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Marc Andre Meus,

Affiliation Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Natacha Duquette,

Affiliation Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Louis Villeneuve,

Affiliation Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Fanny Toussaint,

Affiliations Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Montréal, Québec, Montréal, Canada
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Jonathan Ledoux,

Affiliations Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Montréal, Canada
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Angelino Calderone

* E-mail: angelo.calderone@umontreal.ca

Affiliations Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Université de Montréal, Québec, Montréal, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-5950

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Nestin
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Collagens
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Fibroblasts
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Cardiac ventricles
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Endothelial cells
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Cytoskeletal proteins
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Heart
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Smooth muscles
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