The Impact of Aging and Ovariectomy on Cardiac Contractile Function in Isolated Ventricular Myocytes
Previous studies have shown that cardiac contractile function declines with age in ventricular myocytes from 24 month old males but not females. As estrogen modulates cardiac contractile function, age-dependent changes in estrogen may help preserve contraction in the aging female heart. The present...
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| Language: | en |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15388 |