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Use of a Hanging Weight System for Coronary Artery Occlusion in Mice
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April 19, 2011
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A murine model for myocardial ischemia and ischemic preconditioning is an important tool study cardioprotective mechanisms in vivo. Here, we report an easy applicable in situ model for cardiac IP using a hanging-weight system for coronary artery occlusion.
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Eckle, T., Koeppen, M., Eltzschig, H. Use of a Hanging Weight System for Coronary Artery Occlusion in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (50), e2526, doi:10.3791/2526 (2011).
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