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Calcium channel antagonist verapamil inhibits neointimal formation and enhances apoptosis in a vascular graft model.
American journal of surgery - 1 Jun 2001
Huang P, Hawthorne W J, Peng A, Angeli G L, Medbury H J, Fletcher J P
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BACKGROUND: The potential of the calcium channel antagonist verapamil to cause apoptosis (programmed cell death) is of considerable importance in arterial injury where the loss of smooth muscle cells may contribute to a reduction in intimal hyperplasia development. The aim of this study was to de...
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