Gender-Based Differences in Cardiac Remodeling and ILK Expression after Myocardial Infarction

Background: Gender can influence post-infarction cardiac remodeling. Objective: To evaluate whether gender influences left ventricular (LV) remodeling and integrin-linked kinase (ILK) after myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: Female and male Wistar rats were assigned to one of three groups: sha...

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Main Authors: Renato Rodrigues Sofia, Andrey Jorge Serra, Jose Antonio Silva Jr, Ednei Luiz Antonio, Martha Trindade Manchini, Fernanda Aparecida Alves de Oliveira, Vicente Paulo Castro Teixeira, Paulo José Ferreira Tucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002000006&lng=en&tlng=en