Importance of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in human arteries.
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Importance of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in human arteries.
The endothelium plays an important role in maintaining the vascular homeostasis by releasing vasodilator substances, including prostacyclin (PGI2), nitric oxide (NO), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). Although the former two substances have been investigated extensively, the importance of EDHF still remains unclear, especially in human arteries. Thus we tested our hypothesi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci119826