Fol. Biol. 2016, 62, 207-211

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2016062050207

Apoptosis in Endomyocardial Biopsies from Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Sofija Glumac1, Snežana Pejić2, S. Kostadinovic3, Z. Stojšić1, J. Vasiljevic1

1Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
2Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia
3Clinical Research, PhD studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Received March 2016
Accepted May 2016

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