Silent Inward Rectifier K+Channels in Hypercholesterolemia
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Silent inward rectifier K+ channels in hypercholesterolemia.
Hypercholesterolemia is an independent risk factor for development of cardiovascular disease1 and has been demonstrated to impair endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilatation.2 However, the mechanisms responsible for changes in vascular reactivity and impaired blood flow regulation induced by hypercholesterolemia remain unclear. Previous studies in cultured endothelial cells have shown ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0009-7330,1524-4571
DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000222140.93190.7f