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Science 20 March 1964:
Vol. 143. no. 3612, pp. 1341 - 1342
DOI: 10.1126/science.143.3612.1341
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Induction of Papillary Growths in the Heart

S. Rodbard 1, Y. Kinoshita 2, and M. Montes 3

1 Division of Medicine, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California
2 University of Chiba Medical School, Chiba, Japan
3 Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, New York

Papillary growths appeared on the atrial endocardium of dogs at sites where adjacent surfaces presumably came into contact with a reciprocating motion. It is suggested that the resulting friction stimulates the growth of papillae which then act as pedunculated ballbearings, reducing the friction.


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An Analysis of Mechanisms of Post Stenotic Dilatation.
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