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Obesity suppresses circulating level and function of endothelial progenitor cells and heart function

BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study tested the hypothesis that obesity suppresses circulating number as well as the function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS: High fat diet (45 Kcal% fat) was given to 8-week-old C57BL/6 J mice (n = 8) for 20 we...

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Autores principales: Tsai, Tzu-Hsien, Chai, Han-Tan, Sun, Cheuk-Kwan, Yen, Chia-Hung, Leu, Steve, Chen, Yung-Lung, Chung, Sheng-Ying, Ko, Sheung-Fat, Chang, Hsueh-Wen, Wu, Chiung-Jen, Yip, Hon-Kan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22747715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-10-137