Human Omentin-1 Administration Ameliorates Hypertensive Complications without Affecting Hypertension in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and is caused by various abnormalities including the contractility of blood vessels. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), whose systemic blood pressure increases with aging, are a frequently used animal model for investigati...
Main Authors: | Yuta Okamura, Ryo Niijima, Satoshi Kameshima, Tomoko Kodama, Kosuke Otani, Muneyoshi Okada, Hideyuki Yamawaki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/4/3835 |
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