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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Main Authors: Greene Robert W, Ghatpande Satish, Poulsen Ryan R, Wendler Christopher C, Rivkees Scott A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/57