Flemish researchers overcome oxygen deficiency
Important medical breakthrough for organ transplants and cardiovascular diseases
09-Jan-2008 -
When a blood vessel clogs up, a localized deficiency of oxygen results, causing the surrounding tissue to die. However, working with mice, VIB scientists connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have been able to prevent muscular tissue with severe hypoxia from dying. The muscles seem to ...
cardiovascular diseases
myocardial infarction
oxygen
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