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Reperfusion

reperfusion

The restoration of blood flow to an organ or tissue. After a heart attack, an immediate goal is to quickly open blocked arteries and reperfuse the heart muscles. Early reperfusion minimises the extent of heart muscle damage and preserves the pumping function of the heart.


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Problemns with isolation of cardiomyocytes from adult mouse

I'm working with isolation of cardiomyocytes from adult mouse for my studies on ischemia-reperfusion injury. My problem is that I'm not able to get a good yield of cardiomyocytes. Most of them (80%) are round shaped. I think they are getting round shaped because of ...

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by krit26
Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:40 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Problemns with isolation of cardiomyocytes from adult mouse
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