Permanent cardiac sarcomere changes in a rabbit model of intrauterine growth restriction.

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) induces fetal cardiac remodelling and dysfunction, which persists postnatally and may explain the link between low birth weight and increased cardiovascular mortality in adulthood. However, the cellular and molecular bases for these changes are still not well u...

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Main Authors: Iratxe Torre, Anna González-Tendero, Patricia García-Cañadilla, Fátima Crispi, Francisco García-García, Bart Bijnens, Igor Iruretagoyena, Joaquin Dopazo, Ivan Amat-Roldán, Eduard Gratacós
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234642?pdf=render