Prenatal hypoxia induces increased cardiac contractility on a background of decreased capillary density

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic hypoxia <it>in utero </it>(CHU) is one of the most common insults to fetal development and may be associated with poor cardiac recovery from ischaemia-reperfusion injury, yet the effects on normal cardiac mechanic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ousley Victoria, Hauton David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/9/1