What is the relevance of apoptosis to the myocardium?

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. B, 1999, Pages

  Liu, Peter ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Congestive heart failure; Myocardium

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

APOPTOSIS; HEART; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033113186     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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