Urotensin II increases endothelin production by vascular smooth muscle cells in rats
β Scribed by Yongfen Qi; Dingfang Bu; Jun Yang; Zhaokang Zhang; Dadi Niu; Yanrong Shi; Zhenghao Zhang; Chaoshu Tang; Junbao Du
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 297 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1001-6538
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