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Iodide Protects Heart Tissue from Reperfusion Injury

Iodine is an elemental nutrient that is essential for mammals. Here we provide evidence for an acute therapeutic role for iodine in ischemia reperfusion injury. Infusion of the reduced form, iodide, but not the oxidized form iodate, reduces heart damage by as much as 75% when delivered intravenously...

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Autores principales: Iwata, Akiko, Morrison, Michael L., Roth, Mark B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25379708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112458