Hypoxia induces dilated cardiomyopathy in the chick embryo: mechanism, intervention, and long-term consequences.

BACKGROUND:Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with an increased future risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. Hypoxia in utero is a common clinical cause of fetal growth restriction. We have previously shown that chronic hypoxia alters cardiovascular development in chick embryos. Th...

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Main Authors: Andrei Tintu, Ellen Rouwet, Stefan Verlohren, Joep Brinkmann, Shakil Ahmad, Fatima Crispi, Marc van Bilsen, Peter Carmeliet, Anne Cathrine Staff, Marc Tjwa, Irene Cetin, Eduard Gratacos, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Leo Hofstra, Michael Jacobs, Wouter H Lamers, Ingo Morano, Erdal Safak, Asif Ahmed, Ferdinand le Noble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2663815?pdf=render