The impact of thyroid hormone dysfunction on ischemic heart disease
Thyroid hormones have a central role in cardiovascular homeostasis. In myocardium, these hormones stimulate both diastolic myocardial relaxation and systolic myocardial contraction, have a pro-angiogenic effect and an important role in extracellular matrix maintenance. Thyroid hormones modulate card...
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| Format: | masterThesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/119939 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/119939 |