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Protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial dysfunction in resistance and conduit vasculature of iNOS knockout mice.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Apr 2003
Chauhan S D, Seggara G, Vo P A, Macallister R J, Hobbs A J, Ahluwalia A
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial dysfunction is a characteristic of, and may be pathogenic in, inflammatory cardiovascular diseases, including sepsis. The mechanism underlying inflammation-induced endothelial dysfunction may be related to the expression and activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). This possibility was investigated in isolated resistance (mesenteric) and conduit (aorta) arteries taken from...
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