Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition Alleviates Pulmonary Hypertension and Basal Lamina Thickening in Rats Challenged by Chronic Hypoxia
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Citation: Nydegger C, Martinelli C, Di Marco F, Bulfamante G, von Segesser L, Tozzi P, Samaja M and Milano G (2018) Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition Alleviates Pulmonary Hypertension and Basal Lamina Thickening in Rats Challenged by Chronic Hypoxia. Front. Physiol. 9:289. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00289 Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition Alleviates Pulmonary Hypertension and Basal Lamina Thickening in Rats Challenged by Chronic Hypoxia
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