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Endothelial nitric oxide gene polymorphisms and their association with coronary artery disease in Tunisian population.
Anatolian journal of cardiology - 1 Jan 2017
Afef Letaief, Leila Benothmane, Bassem Charfeddine, Samia Ernez Hajri, Jridi Guider, Khalifa Limem
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OBJECTIVE: By releasing mediators, like nitric oxide (NO), vascular endothelium is considered so significant in the process of atherosclerotic . In fact, the major functions of NO consist in inhibiting the activation of platelet, relaxing the muscles (vascular and smooth ones), and modulating the growth and the migration of cells (vascular and smooth ones). Therefore, this process makes the endothelial nitric...
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