An ex-vivo model for evaluating bioenergetics in aortic rings

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and it exhibits a greatly increasing incidence proportional to aging. Atherosclerosis is a chronic condition of arterial hardening resulting in restriction of oxygen delivery and blood flow to the heart. Relationships between mito...

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Main Authors: Kyle P. Feeley, David G. Westbrook, Alexander W. Bray, Scott W. Ballinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Redox Biology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231714000986