Myocardial Mitochondrial and Contractile Function Are Preserved in Mice Lacking Adiponectin

Adiponectin deficiency leads to increased myocardial infarct size following ischemia reperfusion and to exaggerated cardiac hypertrophy following pressure overload, entities that are causally linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. In skeletal muscle, lack of adiponectin results in impaired mitochondri...

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Main Authors: Braun, Martin, Hettinger, Niko, Koentges, Christoph, Pfeil, Katharina, Cimolai, Maria C., Hoffmann, Michael M., Osterholt, Moritz, Doenst, Torsten, Bode, Christoph, Bugger, Heiko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364743/