Control of cardiomyocyte lipoprotein lipase secretion following diabetes
During diabetes, when cardiac glucose utilization is impaired, the heart switches to exclusively using fatty acid (FA) for energy supply. This metabolic switching could lead to cardiomyocyte cell death, and eventually to heart disease. One mechanism for providing the heart with FA is lipoprotein...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23501 |