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Reduction of Infarct Size in Isolated Rat Heart by CsA and FK506: Possible Role of Phosphatase Inhibition

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    Qing Cai, Gary F. Baxter & Derek M. Yellon

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Cai, Q., Baxter, G.F. & Yellon, D.M. Reduction of Infarct Size in Isolated Rat Heart by CsA and FK506: Possible Role of Phosphatase Inhibition. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 12, 499–501 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007745814463

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