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Smoking and hypertension: Effect of adenosine deaminase polymorphism.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Jan 2019
Gloria-Bottini Fulvia, Banci M, Neri A, Magrini A, Bottini E
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Adenosine modulates cardiovascular functions reducing blood pressure and heart rate. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) by the irreversible deamination of adenosine to inosine contributes to the regulation of adenosine concentration in body fluids. We have studied the interaction between smoking and ADA genetic variability concerning their effects on blood pressure. We have studied 344 subjects admitted to the hospital...
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