These results show that rat hearts can be ischaemically preconditioned and suggest that the protective mechanism involved in this phenomenon is not mediated through the endogenous inhibition of mitochondrial ATPase. An overall reduction in mitochondrial ATP "wastage" may not be the sole mechanism in the protection seen in ischaemic preconditioning.
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