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Hypertrophy is caused by a [[Stimulus|stimulus]] which results in a tissue or organ expanding, due to an increase in cell size rather than cell growth. There are two types of hypertrophy, one in response to normal stimuli, such as a response to increased physical work leading to enlarged [[Skeletal muscle|skeletal muscle]], and one in response to abnormal stimuli called pathological hypertension, where for example cardiac muscle can expand due to [[Hypertension|hypertension]] <ref>The moral rights of the authors have been asserted, 2015, Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary, 9th edition, New York, Oxford University press.</ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 30 November 2015
Hypertrophy is caused by a stimulus which results in a tissue or organ expanding, due to an increase in cell size rather than cell growth. There are two types of hypertrophy, one in response to normal stimuli, such as a response to increased physical work leading to enlarged skeletal muscle, and one in response to abnormal stimuli called pathological hypertension, where for example cardiac muscle can expand due to hypertension [1].
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- ↑ The moral rights of the authors have been asserted, 2015, Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary, 9th edition, New York, Oxford University press.