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Low-Dose Fluvastatin Prevents the Functional Alterations of Endothelium Induced by Short-Term Cholesterol Feeding in Rabbit Carotid Artery

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, commonly known as statins, are the medical treatment of choice for hypercholesterolemia. In addition to lowering serum-cholesterol levels, statins appear to promote pleiotropic effects that are independent of changes in serum chol...

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Autores principales: Sevin, Gulnur, Akcay, Yasemin Delen, Ozsarlak-Sozer, Gonen, Yasa, Mukadder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific World Journal 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22547992
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/671728