Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. BALB/c Mice
3.2. CD1 Mice
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nemec-Bakk, A.S.; Sridharan, V.; Desai, P.; Landes, R.D.; Hart, B.; Allen, A.R.; Boerma, M. Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart. Life 2023, 13, 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030795
Nemec-Bakk AS, Sridharan V, Desai P, Landes RD, Hart B, Allen AR, Boerma M. Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart. Life. 2023; 13(3):795. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030795
Chicago/Turabian StyleNemec-Bakk, Ashley S., Vijayalakshmi Sridharan, Parth Desai, Reid D. Landes, Barry Hart, Antiño R. Allen, and Marjan Boerma. 2023. "Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart" Life 13, no. 3: 795. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13030795