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Fol. Biol. 2004, 50, 58-62

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2004050020058

Cytopathological Basis of Heart Failure - Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis, Interstitial Fibrosis and Inflammatory Cell Response

Daniel Petrovič

Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received March 2004
Accepted April 2004

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