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Fatty Acids Identified in the Burmese Python Promote Beneficial Cardiac Growth by Riquelme, Cecilia A., Magida, Jason A., Harrison, Brooke C., Wall, Christopher E., Marr, Thomas G., Secor, Stephen M., Leinwand, Leslie A.

“…Burmese pythons display a marked increase in heart mass after a large meal. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of this physiological heart growth with…”
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Novel and optimized strategies for inducing fibrosis in vivo: focus on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Pessina, Patrizia, Cabrera, Daniel, Morales, María Gabriela, Riquelme, Cecilia A, Gutiérrez, Jaime, Serrano, Antonio L, Brandan, Enrique, Muñoz-Cánoves, Pura

“…Fibrosis, an excessive collagen accumulation, results in scar formation, impairing function of vital organs and tissues. Fibrosis is a hallmark of muscular…”
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Burmese pythons exhibit a transient adaptation to nutrient overload that prevents liver damage by Magida, Jason A, Tan, Yuxiao, Wall, Christopher E, Harrison, Brooke C, Marr, Thomas G, Peter, Angela K, Riquelme, Cecilia A, Leinwand, Leslie A

“…As an opportunistic predator, the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) consumes large and infrequent meals, fasting for up to a year. Upon consuming a…”
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Whole transcriptome analysis of the fasting and fed Burmese python heart: insights into extreme physiological cardiac adaptation by Wall, Christopher E, Cozza, Steven, Riquelme, Cecilia A, McCombie, W Richard, Heimiller, Joseph K, Marr, Thomas G, Leinwand, Leslie A

“…The infrequently feeding Burmese python (Python molurus) experiences significant and rapid postprandial cardiac hypertrophy followed by regression as digestion…”
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Python model of physiological and pathological hypertrophy by Secor, Stephen M., Riquelme, Cecilia A., Leinwand, Leslie

“…Abstract only…”
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Transcriptional regulation of metabolic genes in the postprandial python heart: an extreme example of physiologic adaptation by Wall, Christopher E, Riquelme, Cecilia A, Secor, Stephen, Leinwand, Leslie A

“…In order to cope with the physiologic stresses of digesting large meals, the heart of the Burmese python undergoes significant hypertrophy in as little as 24…”
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