Naturally-occurring protein may be effective in limiting heart attack injury
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 05:07
in Health & Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have shown for the first time that thrombopoietin (TPO), a naturally occurring protein being developed as a pharmaceutical to increase platelet count in cancer patients during chemotherapy, can also protect the heart against injury during a heart attack...
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