The cardioprotective effects of fibroblast growth factor-2 against ischemia-reperfusion injury in the isolated rat heart
Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of death in industrialized societies. Myocardial ischemia occurs when there is an interruption of blood flow to the heart. Restoration of blood flow, termed reperfusion, is required to salvage the ischemic heart from further injury. Reperfusion itself may caus...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | en en_US |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1393 |