Fol. Biol. 2017, 63, 67-77

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2017063020067

Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Chromosome 2 with Mutant Connexin 50 Triggers Divergent Effects on Metabolic Syndrome Components

Ondřej Šeda1, D. Křenová1, L. Šedová1, L. Kazdová2, M. Krupková1, B. Chylíková1, F. Liška1, V. Křen1

1Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic

Received November 2016
Accepted February 2017

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