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Vitamin E Ameliorates the Decremental Effect of Paraquat on Cardiomyocyte Contractility in Rats

BACKGROUND: Exposure to pesticides and industrial toxins are implicated in cardiovascular disease. Paraquat (PAR) is a toxic chemical widely used as an herbicide in developing countries and described as a major suicide agent. The hypothesis tested here is that PAR induced myocardial dysfunction may...

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Autores principales: Fahim, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Howarth, Frank Christopher, Nemmar, Abderrahim, Qureshi, Mohamed Anwar, Shafiullah, Mohamed, Jayaprakash, Petrilla, Hasan, Mohamed Yousif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3601115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23526948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057651