Myocardial contractility is preserved early but reduced late after ovariectomy in young female rats

• Main Authors: Vassallo Dalton V (Author), Targueta Gabriel P (Author), Fernandes Aurelia A (Author), Ribeiro Junior Rogerio F (Author), Paigel Altemar S (Author), Stefanon Ivanita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ovarian sex hormones (OSHs) are implicated in cardiovascular function. It has been shown that OSHs play an important role in the long term regulation of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) function and contractility, although early e...