Heat Shock Proteins in Cardiovascular Stress
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are primarily induced in response to stress stimuli. In cardiovascular diseases, HSPs are expressed pronouncedly and act to protect the cardiac tissue by inhibition of cellular apoptopic mechanisms. An ischemic condition preceded by angina prevents degeneration of tissue b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S876 |