Mechanisms underlying leptin-induced cardioprotection
Background: The tissue damage resulting from myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) leads to a large proportion of the deaths in the developed world. Even if patients survive a myocardial infarction, I/R injury is associated with decreased cardiac function and a higher incidence of morbidity, and co...
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University College London (University of London)
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.564894 |