Chronic testosterone replacement exerts cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury by attenuating mitochondrial dysfunction in testosterone-deprived rats

• Main Authors: Pongkan,W., Chattipakorn,S.C., Chattipakorn,N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84926500097&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38016
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Pongkan et al. Background: Although testosterone deficiency is associated with increased risks of heart disease, the benefits of testosterone therapy are controversial. Moreover, current understanding on the cardiac effect of testosterone during cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) periods is u...