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Hypercholesterolemia induces side-specific phenotypic changes and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma pathway activation in swine aortic valve endothelium.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Feb 2010
Guerraty Marie A, Grant Gregory R, Karanian John W, Chiesa Oscar A, Pritchard William F, Davies Peter F
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UNLABELLED: Background- The endothelium of healthy aortic valves expresses different phenotypes on the aortic and ventricular sides. On the aortic side, which is susceptible to aortic valve sclerosis, there is a balanced coexpression of both propathological and protective pathways. Side-specific...
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