New Approach To Protect The Hearts Of Patients With Muscular Dystrophy
Monday, May 12, 2008 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have recently shown that the administration of sildenafil protects the heart in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The researchers explain that the choice of sildenafil was based on their previous studies indicating that the hearts of dystrophic mice do not function as effectively and are more susceptible to stress-induced cell death.
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