Hemodynamic and Pathologic Characterization of the TASK-1−/− Mouse Does Not Demonstrate Pulmonary Hypertension

IntroductionPulmonary hypertension (PH) carries significant associated morbidity and mortality and the underlying molecular mechanisms of PH are not well understood. Loss-of-function mutations in TASK-1 potassium channels are associated with PH in humans. Although TASK-1 has been considered in the d...

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Main Authors: Melanie G. Kitagawa, Julia O. Reynolds, Xander H. T. Wehrens, Robert M. Bryan, Lavannya M. Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00177/full