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ArticleLaboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology2020

Vascular endothelial growth factor enhances profibrotic activities through modulation of calcium homeostasis in human atrial fibroblasts.

Cheng-Chih Chung, Yung-Kuo Lin, Yao-Chang Chen, Yu-Hsun Kao, Ting-I Lee, Yi-Jen Chen

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Article in Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Chih ChungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Kuo LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yao-Chang ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Hsun KaoGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ting-I LeeDepartment of General Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. agleems29@gmail.com.
Yi-Jen ChenDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. yjchen@tmu.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-4491
Taipei Medical University Hospital · TWWan Fang Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a pivotal activator of angiogenesis and calcium (Ca

Indexed as

CalciumCalcium SignalingCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedFibroblastsFibrosisHeart AtriaHomeostasisHumansVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ACalciumVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID31748680
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