Apelin Increases Cardiac Contractility via Protein Kinase Cε- and Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase-Dependent Mechanisms

• Ábel Perjés,

  Affiliations Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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• Réka Skoumal,

  Affiliations Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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• Olli Tenhunen,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Attila Kónyi,

  Affiliations Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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• Mihály Simon,

  Affiliations Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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• Iván G. Horváth,

  Affiliations Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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• Risto Kerkelä,

  Affiliations Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland

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• Heikki Ruskoaho,

  Affiliations Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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• István Szokodi

  * E-mail: istvan.szokodi@pte.hu

  Affiliations Heart Institute, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, Szentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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