Myoglobin: Safeguard of myocardial oxygen supply during systolic compression?

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-5

  Gödecke, Axel ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OXYGEN AFFINITY; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIFFUSION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROCIRCULATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIFFUSION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; MYOGLOBIN; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77955159036     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq126     Document Type: Editorial

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