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Antioxidant Treatment Alters Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Postnatal Glucocorticoid Therapy in Rats

BACKGROUND: Postnatal glucocorticoid therapy in premature infants diminishes chronic lung disease, but it also increases the risk of hypertension in adulthood. Since glucocorticoid excess leads to overproduction of free radicals and endothelial dysfunction, this study tested the hypothesis that adve...

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Autores principales: Herrera, Emilio A., Verkerk, Misha M., Derks, Jan B., Giussani, Dino A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2822858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174656
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009250