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Lara Cathleen Kovell MD

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentMedicine
AddressUMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
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    DivisionCardiovascular Medicine

    InstitutionT.H. Chan School of Medicine
    DepartmentObstetrics and Gynecology


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    1. Denu MK, Shao C, Tak K, Iyengar S, Do K, Nagy NY, Singh G, Sadaniantz KA, Shankara S, Kovell LC. Home blood pressure monitoring and mobile health application practices among pregnant persons with and at risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2025 Mar; 39:101197. PMID: 39892162.
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    2. Wilkie G, Essa A, Person SD, Kovell L. Echocardiography parameters and cardiac geometry in pregnancy by race and ethnicity. Obstet Med. 2025 Jan 21; 1753495X241312774. PMID: 39844784.
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    3. Dodson JA, Adhikari S, Schoenthaler A, Hochman JS, Sweeney G, George B, Marzo K, Jennings LA, Kovell LC, Vorsanger M, Pena S, Meng Y, Varghese A, Johanek C, Rojas M, McConnell R, Whiteson J, Troxel AB. Rehabilitation at Home Using Mobile Health for Older Adults Hospitalized for Ischemic Heart Disease: The RESILIENT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2453499. PMID: 39775808.
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    4. Kovell LC, Bothwick V, McCabe P, Juraschek SP, Meng Y, Revoori R, Pena S, Schoenthaler A, Adhikari S, Dodson JA. Patterns of Adherence to Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Older Adults With Ischemic Heart Disease: An Analysis From the RESILIENT Trial of Mobile Health Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2025 Jan 01; 45(1):57-64. PMID: 39602435.
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    5. Nielsen N, Ballinger Z, Mu?oz Villarreal B, Kovell L, Ito Fukunaga M, Casta?eda-Avila M. Estimating the Impact of Asthma and COPD on Lung Cancer Screening in the USA. Lung. 2024 Nov 27; 203(1):2. PMID: 39601881.
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    6. Kovell LC, Denu M, Revoori R, Sadaniantz K, Staples B, Chiriboga G, Forrester SN, Lemon SC, Moore Simas TA, Person S, McManus DD, Mazor KM. Barriers and facilitators to home blood pressure monitoring in women with pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders: a qualitative study. J Hypertens. 2024 Nov 01; 42(11):1994-2002. PMID: 39248134.
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    7. Martin G, Narvaez-Guerra O, Aurigemma G, Kovell L. Peripartum ventricular tachycardia and PVC-induced cardiomyopathy: delivering optimal care when it's time to deliver. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Jun 05; 17(6). PMID: 38839415.
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    8. McGourty M, Skaritanov E, Kovell L, Wilkie G. Cardiac evaluation in pregnant patients with dyspnea and palpitations. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 05; 6(5):101359. PMID: 38552959.
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    9. Narvaez-Guerra OD, Sorour N, Aurigemma GP, Parker MW, Kanter DJ, Kovell LC. A Multimodality Imaging and Multidisciplinary Approach to Manage Anomalous Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in Pregnancy. CASE (Phila). 2024 Mar; 8(3Part A):122-126. PMID: 38524969.
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    10. Sadaniantz KA, Brissett S, Nadler D, Kovell LC. Unmasking Hypertension Phenotypes After Pregnancy: An Exploration of Stress and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes on the Development of Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2024 02 15; 37(3):165-167. PMID: 37878536.
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    11. Jeong SY, Wee CC, Kovell LC, Plante TB, Miller ER, Appel LJ, Mukamal KJ, Juraschek SP. Corrigendum to 'Effects of Diet on 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk (from the DASH Trial)' [American Journal of Cardiology 187 (2023) 10-17]. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Apr 01; 216:112-113. PMID: 38359896.
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    12. Sadaniantz KA, Shih JA, Kovell LC. Identifying Barriers to Initiation of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Therapy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 12 01; 8(12):1188. PMID: 37878289.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Tobin MJ, Wilkie GL, Folch A, Cabral MM, Meyer TE, Kovell LC. Postpartum diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Obstet Med. 2025 Mar; 18(1):54-56. PMID: 39959001.
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    14. Rodriguez CP, Ogunmoroti O, Minhas AS, Vaidya D, Kazzi B, Osibogun O, Whelton S, Kovell LC, Harrington CM, Honigberg MC, Thamman R, Stein JH, Shapiro MD, Michos ED. Female-specific risk factors of parity and menopause age and risk of carotid plaque: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2023; 13(4):222-234. PMID: 37736349.
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    15. Aurigemma GP, Gentile BA, Dickey JB, Fitzgibbons TP, Tighe DA, Kakouros N, Kovell LC, Gottbrecht MF, Narvaez-Guerra O, Qureshi W, Gerson DS, Parker MW. Insights Into the Standard Echocardiographic Views From Multimodality Imaging: Ventricles, Pericardium, Valves, and Atria. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 12; 36(12):1266-1289. PMID: 37549797.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Essa A, Kovell LC, Wilkie GL. Mode of delivery and perinatal outcomes by modified World Health Organization classification of maternal cardiovascular risk in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 08; 5(8):101034. PMID: 37244641.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Meyerovitz CV, Juraschek SP, Ayturk D, Moore Simas TA, Person SD, Lemon SC, McManus DD, Kovell LC. Social Determinants, Blood Pressure Control, and Racial Inequities in Childbearing Age Women With Hypertension, 2001 to 2018. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 03 07; 12(5):e027169. PMID: 36847043.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Yalamanchili S, Shih JA, Kovell LC. Further Characterizing Cardiomyopathy Mortality in Young Adults to Elucidate Health Disparities. JAMA Cardiol. 2023 02 01; 8(2):205. PMID: 36542373.
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    19. Hu JR, Martin G, Iyengar S, Kovell LC, Plante TB, Helmond NV, Dart RA, Brady TM, Turkson-Ocran RN, Juraschek SP. Validating cuffless continuous blood pressure monitoring devices. Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2023 Feb; 4(1):9-20. PMID: 36865583.
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    20. Belanger MJ, Kovell LC, Turkson-Ocran RA, Mukamal KJ, Liu X, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Sacks FM, Christenson RH, Rebuck H, Chang AR, Juraschek SP. Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet on Change in Cardiac Biomarkers Over Time: Results From the DASH-Sodium Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 01 17; 12(2):e026684. PMID: 36628985.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Jeong SY, Wee CC, Kovell LC, Plante TB, Miller ER, Appel LJ, Mukamal KJ, Juraschek SP. Effects of Diet on 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk (from the DASH Trial). Am J Cardiol. 2023 01 15; 187:10-17. PMID: 36459731.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    22. Kovell LC, Sibai D, Wilkie GL, Shankara S, Moinul S, Kaminsky L, Lemon SC, McManus DD. Identifying barriers, facilitators, and interventions to support healthy eating in pregnant women with or at risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2022 Dec; 3(6 Suppl):S1-S8. PMID: 36589759.
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    23. Gaine SP, Sharma G, Tower-Rader A, Botros M, Kovell L, Parakh A, Wood MJ, Harrington CM. Multimodality Imaging in the Detection of Ischemic Heart Disease in Women. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Oct 13; 9(10). PMID: 36286302.
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    24. Ezeigwe A, Ogunmoroti O, Minhas AS, Rodriguez CP, Kazzi B, Fashanu OE, Osibogun O, Kovell LC, Harrington CM, Michos ED. Association between parity and markers of inflammation: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:922367. PMID: 36186982.
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    25. Kovell LC, Maxner B, Shankara S, Lemon SC, Person SD, Moore Simas TA, Turkson-Ocran RA, McManus DD, Juraschek SP. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Women of Child-Bearing Age With Hypertension From 2009 to 2014. Am J Hypertens. 2022 08 01; 35(8):694-698. PMID: 35512277.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. Gardiner P, McGonigal L, Villa A, Kovell LC, Rohela P, Cauley A, Rinker D, Olendzki B. Our Whole Lives for Hypertension and Cardiac Risk Factors-Combining a Teaching Kitchen Group Visit With a Web-Based Platform: Feasibility Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2022 May 16; 6(5):e29227. PMID: 35576575.
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    27. Skaritanov E, Wilkie G, Kovell LC. Selection, Effectiveness, and Adverse Effects of Contraception. JAMA. 2022 04 19; 327(15):1504. PMID: 35438734.
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    28. Kovell LC, Meyerovitz CV, Skaritanov E, Ayturk D, Person SD, Kumaraswami T, Juraschek SP, Moore Simas TA. Hypertension and contraceptive use among women of child-bearing age in the United States from 2001 to 2018. J Hypertens. 2022 04 01; 40(4):776-784. PMID: 35081582.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Maxner B, Hansra B, Sibai D, Moinul S, Panella L, Jeha J, Fiore C, Dumont T, Lauring J, Aurigemma G, Harrington CM, Kovell LC. Developing a curriculum to improve cardiology fellows' training in pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Mar 10; 22(1):166. PMID: 35272659.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Dodson JA, Schoenthaler A, Sweeney G, Fonceva A, Pierre A, Whiteson J, George B, Marzo K, Drewes W, Rerisi E, Mathew R, Aljayyousi H, Chaudhry SI, Hajduk AM, Gill TM, Estrin D, Kovell L, Jennings LA, Adhikari S. Rehabilitation Using Mobile Health for Older Adults With Ischemic Heart Disease in the Home Setting (RESILIENT): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Mar 03; 11(3):e32163. PMID: 35238793.
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    31. Kovell LC, Maxner B, Ayturk D, Moore Simas TA, Harrington CM, McManus DD, Gardiner P, Aurigemma GP, Juraschek SP. Dietary Habits and Medications to Control Hypertension Among Women of Child-Bearing Age in the United States from 2001 to 2016. Am J Hypertens. 2021 09 22; 34(9):919-928. PMID: 33693539.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Nuvvula S, Ding EY, Saleeba C, Shi Q, Wang Z, Kapoor A, Saczynski JS, Lubitz SA, Kovell LC, McKee MD, McManus DD. NExUS-Heart: Novel examinations using smart technologies for heart health-Data sharing from commercial wearable devices and telehealth engagement in participants with or at risk of atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Digit Health J. 2021 Oct; 2(5):256-263. PMID: 35265917.
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    33. Kovell LC, Juraschek SP, Michos ED. Hypertension in Young Women: Implications of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Opportunities for Prevention and Further Research. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 08 18; 106(9):e3775-e3777. PMID: 34000023.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Sacks FM, Chang AR, Christenson RH, Rebuck H, Mukamal KJ. Effects of Diet and Sodium Reduction on Cardiac Injury, Strain, and Inflammation: The DASH-Sodium Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 06 01; 77(21):2625-2634. PMID: 34045018.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    35. Kovell LC, Harrington CM, Michos ED. Update on Blood Pressure Control Among US Adults With Hypertension. JAMA. 2021 02 09; 325(6):586-587. PMID: 33560314.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Harrington CM, Sorour N, Gottbrecht M, Nagy A, Kovell LC, Truong V, Chung ES, Aurigemma GP. Effect of Transaortic Valve Intervention for Aortic Stenosis on Myocardial Mechanics. Am J Cardiol. 2021 05 01; 146:56-61. PMID: 33529618.
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    37. Hansra B, Kovell LC, Parker MW, Harrington CM, Aurigemma GP. Acute, Severe Mitral Regurgitation May Mask Left Bundle Branch Block-Related Dyssynchrony. CASE (Phila). 2020 Oct; 4(5):464-466. PMID: 33117950.
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    38. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Sacks FM, Christenson RH, Rebuck H, Chang AR, Mukamal KJ. Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Subclinical Cardiac Injury: An Observational Analysis From the DASH Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2020 06 16; 172(12):786-794. PMID: 32423348.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Aldrugh S, Gracia E, Harrington CM, Meyer TE, Kovell LC. Recurrent and Life-Threatening Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis, Delivery Considerations, and Management. JACC Case Rep. 2020 Apr; 2(4):681-684. PMID: 34317322.
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    40. Kovell LC, Aurigemma GP. Progressive Adverse Cardiac Remodeling and Obesity: Unwelcome News from "the City That Never Sleeps". J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 10; 32(10):1326-1330. PMID: 31587757.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    41. Kovell LC, Yeung EH, Miller ER, Appel LJ, Christenson RH, Rebuck H, Schulman SP, Juraschek SP. Healthy diet reduces markers of cardiac injury and inflammation regardless of macronutrients: Results from the OmniHeart trial. Int J Cardiol. 2020 01 15; 299:282-288. PMID: 31447226.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    42. Kovell LC, Ali MT, Hays AG, Metkus TS, Madrazo JA, Corretti MC, Mayer S, Abraham TP, Shapiro EP, Mukherjee M. Corrigendum to Defining the Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiovascular Disease [The American Journal of Cardiology 122 (2018) 1443-1450]. Am J Cardiol. 2019 Feb 15; 123(4):706-707. PMID: 30553511.
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    43. Vaught AJ, Kovell LC, Ouyang P, Mukherjee M, Zakaria S. Reply: Understanding the Complex Link Between Cardiac Function and Pre-Eclampsia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 11 13; 72(20):2544-2545. PMID: 30442301.
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    44. Sharma K, Vaishnav J, Kalathiya R, Hu JR, Miller J, Shah N, Hill T, Sharp M, Tsao A, Alexander KM, Gupta R, Montemayor K, Kovell L, Chasler JE, Lee YJ, Fine DM, Kass DA, Weiss RG, Thiemann DR, Ndumele CE, Schulman SP, Russell SD. Randomized Evaluation of Heart?Failure?With Preserved Ejection?Fraction?Patients With Acute?Heart Failure and Dopamine: The ROPA-DOP Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2018 10; 6(10):859-870. PMID: 30098962.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    45. Kovell LC, Ali MT, Hays AG, Metkus TS, Madrazo JA, Corretti MC, Mayer SA, Abraham TP, Shapiro EP, Mukherjee M. Defining the Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2018 10 15; 122(8):1443-1450. PMID: 30115421.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    46. Vaught AJ, Kovell LC, Szymanski LM, Mayer SA, Seifert SM, Vaidya D, Murphy JD, Argani C, O'Kelly A, York S, Ouyang P, Mukherjee M, Zakaria S. Acute Cardiac Effects of Severe?Pre-Eclampsia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 07 03; 72(1):1-11. PMID: 29957219.
      Citations: 46     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Bajwa RJ, Kovell L, Resar JR, Arbab-Zadeh A, Mandal K, Calkins H, Berger RD. Left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Oct; 40(10):825-831. PMID: 28750152.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    48. Kruse MJ, Kovell L, Kasper EK, Pomper MG, Moller DR, Solnes L, Chen ES, Schindler TH. Myocardial Blood Flow and Inflammatory?Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 02; 10(2):157-167. PMID: 28109920.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    49. Kovell LC, Ahmed HM, Misra S, Whelton SP, Prokopowicz GP, Blumenthal RS, McEvoy JW. US Hypertension Management Guidelines: A Review of the Recent Past and Recommendations for the Future. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Dec 07; 4(12). PMID: 26643500.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    50. Kovell LC, Juraschek SP, Russell SD. Stage A Heart Failure Is Not Adequately Recognized in US Adults: Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2007-2010. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0132228. PMID: 26171960.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    51. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Miller ER, Gelber AC. Gout, urate-lowering therapy, and uric acid levels among adults in the United States. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Apr; 67(4):588-92. PMID: 25201123.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    52. Makadia S, Simmons T, Augustine S, Kovell L, Harris C, Chibungu A, Parakh K. The diuresis clinic: a new paradigm for the treatment of mild decompensated heart failure. Am J Med. 2015 May; 128(5):527-31. PMID: 25576670.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    53. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Miller ER, Gelber AC. Dose-response association of uncontrolled blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk factors with hyperuricemia and gout. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e56546. PMID: 23460805.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    54. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Miller ER, Gelber AC. Association of kidney disease with prevalent gout in the United States in 1988-1994 and 2007-2010. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Jun; 42(6):551-61. PMID: 23312548.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    55. Chavez-Valdez R, Kovell L, Ahlawat R, McLemore GL, Wills-Karp M, Gauda EB. Opioids and clonidine modulate cytokine production and opioid receptor expression in neonatal immune cells. J Perinatol. 2013 May; 33(5):374-82. PMID: 23047422.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    56. Liu SS, Kovell LC, Horne A, Chang D, Petronis JD, Zakaria S. A novel case of transient right ventricular failure in a patient with respiratory distress. J Intensive Care Med. 2013 May-Jun; 28(3):185-8. PMID: 22547558.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    57. Kovell LC, Wang J, Ishman SL, Zeitlin PL, Boss EF. Cystic fibrosis and sinusitis in children: outcomes and socioeconomic status. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jul; 145(1):146-53. PMID: 21493305.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    58. Juraschek SP, Kovell LC, Childers RE, Chow GV, Hirsch GA. Heart failure with transient left bundle branch block in the setting of left coronary fistula. Cardiol Res Pract. 2011 Feb 07; 2011:786287. PMID: 21331342.
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    59. Kotliarova S, Pastorino S, Kovell LC, Kotliarov Y, Song H, Zhang W, Bailey R, Maric D, Zenklusen JC, Lee J, Fine HA. Glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibition induces glioma cell death through c-MYC, nuclear factor-kappaB, and glucose regulation. Cancer Res. 2008 Aug 15; 68(16):6643-51. PMID: 18701488.
      Citations: 141     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    60. Vernille JP, Kovell LC, Schneider JW. Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) amphiphiles: synthesis, self-assembly, and duplex stability. Bioconjug Chem. 2004 Nov-Dec; 15(6):1314-21. PMID: 15546198.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Cells
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