these results show that even in pronounced hypertrophy the increase in mass of the myocardial parenchyma in the rat is due exclusively to an enlargement of cardiomyocytes ( hypertrophy ) , whereas in endothelial and interstitial tissues enlargement of cells as well as increase in cell number ( hyperplasia ) also plays a role .
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