Journal of Forensic Medicine, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 144(2025)
The Mechanism of Calcium Handling Proteins and NF-κB in Calcium Dyshomeostasis of Cardiomyocytes Caused by Acute MDMA Exposure
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WANG Rong-shuai, HUANG Si-zhe, WANG Yun-yun, DENG Yan-fei, DING Zi-jiao, ZHANG Jie, LIU Yong, REN Liang, LIU Liang. The Mechanism of Calcium Handling Proteins and NF-κB in Calcium Dyshomeostasis of Cardiomyocytes Caused by Acute MDMA Exposure[J]. Journal of Forensic Medicine, 2025, 41(2): 144
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Received: Apr. 30, 2024
Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025
Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025
The Author Email: LIU Liang (liuliang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn)
