CaMKII-dependent responses to ischemia and reperfusion challenges in the heart
Ischemic heart disease is a leading cause of death, and there is considerable imperative to identify effective therapeutic interventions. Cardiomyocyte Ca2+ overload is a major cause of ischemia and reperfusion injury, initiating a cascade of events culminating in cardiomyocyte death, myocardial dys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pharmacology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00096/full |