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Thyroid hormone and phenotypes of cardioprotection.
Basic research in cardiology - 1 Mar 2004
Pantos Constantinos, Malliopoulou Vassiliki, Varonos Dennis D, Cokkinos Dennis V
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormone has multiple effects on the cardiovascular system with important physiological consequences. Several genes that encode important regulatory and structural proteins in the heart have been shown to be thyroid hormone responsive. More notably, certain effects of thyroid hormone have been exploited therapeutically. Thyroid hormone is currently being evaluated as an inotrope and vasodilator in various...
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