The impact of apelin-36 on isolated rat hearts as a member of apelin family


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Kutlay O.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, cilt.119, sa.10, ss.625-629, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

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BACKGROUND: Apelin is an endogenous a dipocytokine that plays an important role in the regulation of cardiovascular function. Apelin-36 is a member of apelin family. However cardiac reports related to apelin-36 are very rare. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of apelin-36 on hemodynamic variables of the isolated rat hearts.