Does cardiac surgical delivery of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase rescue myocytes in ischemic heart failure?
MCARD-mediated SERCA2a delivery results in robust cardiac specific gene expression, improved contractility, and a decrease in both myocyte apoptosis and myocyte hypertrophy.
These findings do not support the hypothesis that the heat of the summer is detrimental to male reproductive capacity. The available evidence suggests instead a possible role of photoperiod in causing the seasonal changes in semen quality.