Doppler echocardiographic images in male and female mice (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis Health

Doppler echocardiographic images in male and female mice

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Doppler echocardiographic images in male and female mice. Diastolic dysfunction in female mice resulted from altered heart filament proteins. In male mice, it resulted from the slow removal of calcium from heart cells between heartbeats, causing a slight contraction to remain between beats.

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