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Morphometric and Cytophotometric Investigations of Myocardial Diseases

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Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy

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Abstract

During normal growth the weight of the human heart increases from 20 g right after birth to 350 g in adulthood. Prolonged functional activity of the heart results in further growth of the heart muscle, designated hypertrophy (Linzbach 1960).

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  1. C. P. Adler
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  1. Abteilung Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Med. Universitätsklinik, Hugstetter Straße 55, D-7800, Freiburg i. Br., Federal Republic of Germany

    Hansjörg Just

  2. II. Med. Klinik u. Poliklinik, Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, D-6500, Mainz, Federal Republik of Germany

    Hans Peter Schuster

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Adler, C.P. (1983). Morphometric and Cytophotometric Investigations of Myocardial Diseases. In: Just, H., Schuster, H.P. (eds) Myocarditis Cardiomyopathy. International Boehringer Mannheim Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68608-5_13

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