Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , February 2003

Selective activation of N-Acyl-D-glucosamine 2-epimerase expression in failing human heart ventricular myocytes

Received 30 May 2002 ,Revised 31 October 2002

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 Reprint requests: Lawrence S. Zisman, MD, The Heart Institute, MC55, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208.

☆☆ This study was supported by NIH grant HL03404 awarded to Dr. Zisman.

PII: S1071-9164(02)25406-8

doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.6

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , February 2003