Cardiac Vulnerability to Hemodynamic Load in Mice (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Cardiac Vulnerability to Hemodynamic Load in Mice

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A small amount of MeHg induces cardiac vulnerability to hemodynamic load in mice. Exposure of mice to low-dose MeHg apparently has no impact on behavior and cardiac functions, but exacerbates pressure overload-induced heart failure through abnormal mitochondrial fission.

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National Institute for Physiological Sciences

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