A Murine Closed-chest Model of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion
Title:
A Murine Closed-chest Model of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion
Author:
Kim, Se-Chan
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (822 seconds)
Series:
Medicine
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Abstract:
Surgical trauma induces an inflammatory response. Cytokines and endogenous ligands are known to modulate myocardial infarct size following ischemia and reperfusion. We present a modified closed-chest model of murine ischemia and reperfusion using hanging weights to minimize effects of thoracotomy.
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/3896