Cholesteryl esters accumulate in the heart in a porcine model of ischemia and reperfusion.

Myocardial ischemia is associated with intracellular accumulation of lipids and increased depots of myocardial lipids are linked to decreased heart function. Despite investigations in cell culture and animal models, there is little data available on where in the heart the lipids accumulate after myo...

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Main Authors: Christina Drevinge, Lars O Karlsson, Marcus Ståhlman, Thomas Larsson, Jeanna Perman Sundelin, Lars Grip, Linda Andersson, Jan Borén, Malin C Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3637450?pdf=render