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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cell Physiol. 2012 Jun;227(6):2595–2604. doi: 10.1002/jcp.22999

Figure 7. Human Myxomatous Mitral Valve Prolapse Tissue: Role of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 in valvular interstitial cell activation and Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis.

Figure 7

(A) Schematic representation of the role of BMP4 in cellular activation and ECM remodeling in Myxomatous MVP leaflet and control. Ats: Atrialis; V: ventricularis (B) Table of cellular and extracellular changes associated with the increased levels of BMP4 in Myxomatous MVP and Controls.