The cardiomyopathic hamster as model of early myocardial aging

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 198, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Minieri, Marilena ^a   Fiaccavento, Roberta ^a   Carosella, Luciana ^b   Peruzzi, Giuseppe ^a   Di Nardo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Atrial natriuretic factor; Cardiomyopathic hamster; Myosin heavy chain

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; MYOSIN;

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEART; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MYOCARDIUM; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS;

EID: 0032849208     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006926411659     Document Type: Article

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