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Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide.(fatty acids in the heart)

Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide.(fatty acids in the heart)

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Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide.(fatty acids in the heart)

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Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide.(fatty acids in the heart)

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Washington: Science News/Society for Science and the Public

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Science news (Washington), 2001-05, Vol.159 (19), p.296-296

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English

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Washington: Science News/Society for Science and the Public

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As if clogged arteries weren't bad enough, the mere presence of fat in the heart may kill cells and eventually lead to heart failure. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that a surplus of long-chain fatty acids, the lipid molecules that the heart normally uses for fuel, many endanger cells if the fat acc...

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Fat may spur heart cells on to suicide.(fatty acids in the heart)

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_197591081

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_197591081

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ISSN

0036-8423

E-ISSN

1943-0930

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