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Shear stress insensitivity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression as a genetic risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Circulation research - 15 Oct 2004
Cattaruzza Marco, Guzik Tomasz J, Słodowski Wojciech, Pelvan Ayşegül, Becker Jürgen, Halle Martin, Buchwald Arnd B, Channon Keith M, Hecker Markus
Abstract excerpt
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is based on the development of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries. Shear stress-induced endothelial nitric oxide (NO) release not only contributes to local blood pressure control but also effectively helps to retard atherosclerosis. Therefore, functionally relevant...
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