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Myocardial contractile function and heart rate in mice with myocyte-specific overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
Circulation - 18 Dec 2001
Brunner F, Andrew P, Wölkart G, Zechner R, Mayer B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The major source of nitric oxide (NO) in the heart is the constitutive form of NO synthases (eNOS, NOS III) that is expressed in vascular endothelium and cardiac myocytes. NO mediates endothelium-dependent vasodilation and may modulate cardiac function. We examined the role of NO in hearts from transgenic (TG) mice overexpressing eNOS exclusively in cardiac myocytes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Three...
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