Ventricular performance and Na+-K+ ATPase activity are reduced early and late after myocardial infarction in rats
Myocardial infarction leads to compensatory ventricular remodeling. Disturbances in myocardial contractility depend on the active transport of Ca2+ and Na+, which are regulated by Na+-K+ ATPase. Inappropriate regulation of Na+-K+ ATPase activity leads to excessive loss of K+ and gain of Na+ by the c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000005 |