Identification of the heart as the critical site of adenosine mediated embryo protection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our understanding of the mechanisms that protect the developing embryo from intrauterine stress is limited. Recently, adenosine has been demonstrated to play a critical role in protecting the embryo against hypoxia via adenosine A1 r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/57 |