Shear stress insensitivity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression as a genetic risk factor for coronary heart disease.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is based on the development of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries. Shear stress-induced endothelial nitric oxide (NO) release not only contributes to local blood pressure control but also effectively helps to retard atherosclerosis. Therefore, functionally relevant pol...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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