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Decreased flow-dependent dilation in carotid arteries of tissue kallikrein-knockout mice.
Circulation research - 30 Mar 2001
Bergaya S, Meneton P, Bloch-Faure M, Mathieu E, Alhenc-Gelas F, Lévy B I, Boulanger C M
Abstract excerpt
- Flow-dependent dilation is a fundamental mechanism by which large arteries ensure appropriate blood supply to tissues. We investigated whether or not the vascular kallikrein-kinin system, especially tissue kallikrein (TK), contributes to flow-dependent dilation by comparing wild-type and TK-knockout mice in which the presence or absence of TK expression was verified. We examined in vitro changes in the outer...
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