title: Propionyl-L-carnitine improves mechanical performance of papillary muscle from dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Sigma-Tau S.p.A., Pomezia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maresca
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Corsico
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arrigoni-Martelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mancinelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; C003223:propionylcarnitine; D002331:Carnitine