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Increased Heme Levels in the Heart Lead to Exacerbated Ischemic Injury
BACKGROUND: Heme is an essential iron-containing molecule for cardiovascular physiology, but in excess it may increase oxidative stress. Failing human hearts have increased heme levels, with upregulation of the rate-limiting enzyme in heme synthesis, δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2 (ALAS2), which i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26231844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002272 |