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Fol. Biol. 2006, 52, 6-9

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2006052010006

Apoptosis of Cardiomyocytes in Myocarditis

R. Zorc-Pleskovič1, A. Alibegović2, M. Zorc1, A. Milutinović1, N. Radovanović3, Daniel Petrovič1

1Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty, University Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Institute for Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Sremska Kamenica, Republic Serbia and Montenegro

Received March 31, 2006
Accepted April 12, 2006

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