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Pulse pressure, endothelium function, and arterial stiffness in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Dec 2001
Safar M, Chamiot-Clerc P, Dagher G, Renaud J F
Abstract excerpt
In rats, removal of the carotid arterial or abdominal aortic endothelium results in an acute increase of diameter and compliance. In humans, acute local administration of a specific NO synthase inhibitor increases radial artery compliance but not the diameter. The purpose of this review is to determine whether in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), a cause-and-effect relationship may be observed between...
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